diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index dfb920982..8c0856994 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ add_subdirectory(backends/lan)
 add_subdirectory(backends/loopback)
 
 option(MDNS_ENABLED "Use MDNS for device discovery (under development)" OFF)
-if (MDNS_ENABLED)
-    find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS DNSSD)
-endif()
 
 option(BLUETOOTH_ENABLED "Bluetooth support for kdeconnect" OFF)
 if(BLUETOOTH_ENABLED)
@@ -89,7 +86,6 @@ endif()
 
 if (MDNS_ENABLED)
     target_compile_definitions(kdeconnectcore PRIVATE -DKDECONNECT_MDNS)
-    target_link_libraries(kdeconnectcore PRIVATE KF5::DNSSD)
 endif()
 
 set_target_properties(kdeconnectcore PROPERTIES