diff --git a/clients/cli/meson.build b/clients/cli/meson.build
index eb633cf97c..c33928d2bc 100644
--- a/clients/cli/meson.build
+++ b/clients/cli/meson.build
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ executable(
     libnmc_dep,
     libnm_client_aux_extern_dep,
     libnm_core_aux_extern_dep_link,
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep_link,
     glib_dep,
     readline_dep,
   ],
   link_with: [
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_base,
     libnm_glib_aux,
     libnm_std_aux,
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ generate_docs_nm_settings_nmcli = executable(
     libnmc_dep,
     libnm_client_aux_extern_dep,
     libnm_core_aux_extern_dep_link,
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep_link,
     glib_dep,
   ],
   link_with: [
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_base,
     libnm_glib_aux,
     libnm_std_aux,
diff --git a/clients/cloud-setup/meson.build b/clients/cloud-setup/meson.build
index 3872aa875e..898909052d 100644
--- a/clients/cloud-setup/meson.build
+++ b/clients/cloud-setup/meson.build
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ executable(
     libnm_cloud_setup_core_dep,
     libnmc_base_dep,
     libnmc_dep,
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep_link,
     libnm_core_aux_extern_dep_link,
     libcurl_dep,
     glib_dep,
   ],
   link_with: [
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_log_null,
     libnm_glib_aux,
     libnm_std_aux,
diff --git a/clients/common/tests/meson.build b/clients/common/tests/meson.build
index e62d99602d..40f380f0cd 100644
--- a/clients/common/tests/meson.build
+++ b/clients/common/tests/meson.build
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ exe = executable(
   dependencies: [
     libnmc_base_dep,
     libnmc_dep,
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep_link,
     libnm_core_aux_extern_dep_link,
     glib_dep,
   ],
   link_with: [
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_base,
     libnm_glib_aux,
     libnm_std_aux,
diff --git a/clients/tui/meson.build b/clients/tui/meson.build
index 03df2e01ac..f426ca3f2d 100644
--- a/clients/tui/meson.build
+++ b/clients/tui/meson.build
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ executable(
     libnmt_newt_dep,
     libnm_client_aux_extern_dep,
     libnm_core_aux_extern_dep_link,
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep_link,
     glib_dep,
   ],
   link_with: [
+    libnm_core_aux_intern,
     libnm_base,
     libnm_log_null,
     libnm_glib_aux,
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-aux-extern/meson.build b/src/libnm-client-aux-extern/meson.build
index 767c6ef595..af8c5886b1 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-aux-extern/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-client-aux-extern/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ libnm_client_aux_extern = static_library(
     'nm-libnm-aux.c',
   ),
   dependencies: [
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep,
+    libnm_core_public_dep,
     libnm_dep,
   ],
 )
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
index 0498cbdfd3..d867b2b13a 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ libnm_client_impl = static_library(
   sources: libnm_client_impl_sources + libnm_client_public_enum_sources,
   dependencies: [
     libnmdbus_dep,
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep,
     libnm_nm_default_dep,
     libudev_dep,
   ],
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-test/meson.build b/src/libnm-client-test/meson.build
index 65686b0ad6..8e2fba1130 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-test/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-client-test/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ libnm_client_test = static_library(
     top_inc,
   ],
   dependencies: [
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep,
     libnm_core_public_dep,
     glib_dep,
   ],
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-aux-extern/meson.build b/src/libnm-core-aux-extern/meson.build
index 4e1001adc7..146afce3d8 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-aux-extern/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-core-aux-extern/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ libnm_core_aux_extern = static_library(
     'nm-libnm-core-aux.c',
   ),
   dependencies: [
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep,
     libnm_core_public_dep,
     glib_dep,
   ],
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ libnm_core_aux_extern_dep = declare_dependency(
     src_inc,
   ],
   dependencies: [
-    libnm_core_aux_intern_dep,
     libnm_core_public_dep,
     glib_dep,
   ],
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-aux-intern/meson.build b/src/libnm-core-aux-intern/meson.build
index 8720d1ee3b..a58921e304 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-aux-intern/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-core-aux-intern/meson.build
@@ -11,19 +11,3 @@ libnm_core_aux_intern = static_library(
     glib_dep,
   ],
 )
-
-libnm_core_aux_intern_dep = declare_dependency(
-  include_directories: [
-    src_inc,
-    top_inc,
-  ],
-  dependencies: [
-    libnm_core_public_dep,
-    glib_dep,
-  ],
-)
-
-libnm_core_aux_intern_dep_link = declare_dependency(
-  dependencies: libnm_core_aux_intern_dep,
-  link_with: libnm_core_aux_intern,
-)