diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b1f772b..551c24e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ set(AKONADI_VERSION "5.16.40")
 find_package(Qt5 ${QT_REQUIRED_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED Widgets DBus Test Xml)
 
 find_package(KF5Archive ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED)
-find_package(KF5Codecs ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(KF5Completion ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(KF5Config ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(KF5ConfigWidgets ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a3bca7f..cd02ae9 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ PRIVATE
   KF5::TemplateParser
   KF5::MessageList
   KF5::Mime
-  KF5::Codecs
   KF5::MailTransport
   Phonon::phonon4qt5
   KF5::XmlGui