diff --git a/test/fuzzing/meson.build b/test/fuzzing/meson.build
index 488d978cc..2ce9725db 100644
--- a/test/fuzzing/meson.build
+++ b/test/fuzzing/meson.build
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ test('shape-fuzzer', run_fuzzer_tests,
     hb_shape_fuzzer_exe,
     meson.current_source_dir() / 'fonts',
   ],
-  depends: [hb_shape_fuzzer_exe, libharfbuzz, libharfbuzz_subset],
   workdir: meson.current_build_dir() / '..' / '..',
   priority: 1,
   suite: ['fuzzing'],
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ foreach chunk : chunks
   test('subset-fuzzer-chunk-@0@'.format(i),
     hb_subset_fuzzer_exe,
     args: chunk,
-    depends: [hb_shape_fuzzer_exe, libharfbuzz, libharfbuzz_subset],
     workdir: meson.current_build_dir() / '..' / '..',
     protocol: 'tap',
     suite: ['fuzzing'],