diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c5350b9..31c82414 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ if(MUJOCO_BUILD_SIMULATE)
 endif()
 
 if(MUJOCO_BUILD_STUDIO)
-  add_subdirectory(src/experimental/mjz)
   add_subdirectory(src/experimental/platform)
   add_subdirectory(src/experimental/studio)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/experimental/studio/CMakeLists.txt b/src/experimental/studio/CMakeLists.txt
index 696a8ebb..f74fa54a 100644
--- a/src/experimental/studio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/experimental/studio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ target_link_libraries(${MUJOCO_STUDIO_TARGET_NAME}
         implot
         mujoco::mujoco
         mujoco::platform
-        mujoco::mjz
 )
 
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/assets)