diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 16d6920..d8b8c31 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ PODIO_GENERATE_DATAMODEL(edm4eic edm4eic.yaml headers sources
 PODIO_ADD_DATAMODEL_CORE_LIB(edm4eic "${headers}" "${sources}"
   OUTPUT_FOLDER ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 )
-# The target for the data model library is defined in podio/cmake/podioMacros.cmake
-# Any changes to that target name upstream may require changes to the target used here 
-target_include_directories(edm4eic PUBLIC ${EDM4HEP_INCLUDE_DIR})
 # It's our responsibility to link to upstream datamodel
 target_link_libraries(edm4eic PRIVATE EDM4HEP::edm4hep)