diff --git a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
index b2f1299be3..efad0baf36 100644
--- a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ set(LIB_DIRS ${LIBHWLOC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 if(UMF_BUILD_LIBUMF_POOL_DISJOINT)
     set(LIBS_OPTIONAL ${LIBS_OPTIONAL} disjoint_pool)
 endif()
-if(UMF_POOL_JEMALLOC_ENABLED)
-    set(LIB_DIRS ${LIB_DIRS} ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-endif()
 if(LINUX)
     set(LIBS_OPTIONAL ${LIBS_OPTIONAL} m)
 endif()
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 58584a4e1b..b564789706 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ function(build_umf_test)
     endif()
 
     if(UMF_POOL_JEMALLOC_ENABLED)
-        set(LIB_DIRS ${LIB_DIRS} ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
         set(CPL_DEFS ${CPL_DEFS} UMF_POOL_JEMALLOC_ENABLED=1)
     endif()