diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e5a3193..0dd4af5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,5 +29,4 @@ add_subdirectory(
         EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 add_subdirectory("core-buffer")
-add_subdirectory("core-writer")
 add_subdirectory("sf-buffer")
diff --git a/core-buffer/CMakeLists.txt b/core-buffer/CMakeLists.txt
index 123d807..bf25801 100644
--- a/core-buffer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core-buffer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ file(GLOB SOURCES
 add_library(core-buffer STATIC ${SOURCES})
 target_include_directories(core-buffer PUBLIC include/)
 target_include_directories(core-buffer PUBLIC external/)
-target_link_libraries(core-buffer core-writer)
 
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
     target_compile_definitions(core-buffer PRIVATE DEBUG_OUTPUT)
diff --git a/sf-buffer/CMakeLists.txt b/sf-buffer/CMakeLists.txt
index dc7ed56..55ef218 100644
--- a/sf-buffer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sf-buffer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ target_include_directories(sf-buffer PUBLIC src/)
 
 target_link_libraries(sf-buffer
         core-buffer
-        core-writer
-        external
         zmq
         hdf5
         hdf5_hl
@@ -19,8 +17,6 @@ set_target_properties(sf-udprecv PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME sf_udprecv)
 
 target_link_libraries(sf-udprecv
         core-buffer
-        core-writer
-        external
         zmq
         hdf5
         hdf5_hl
@@ -33,8 +29,6 @@ set_target_properties(sf-reader PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME sf_reader)
 
 target_link_libraries(sf-reader
         core-buffer
-        core-writer
-        external
         zmq
         hdf5
         hdf5_hl
@@ -47,8 +41,6 @@ set_target_properties(sf-replay PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME sf_replay)
 
 target_link_libraries(sf-replay
         core-buffer
-        core-writer
-        external
         zmq
         hdf5
         hdf5_hl
@@ -61,8 +53,6 @@ set_target_properties(sf-writer PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME sf_writer)
 
 target_link_libraries(sf-writer
         core-buffer
-        core-writer
-        external
         zmq
         hdf5
         hdf5_hl