diff --git a/libc/src/string/CMakeLists.txt b/libc/src/string/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libc/src/string/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libc/src/string/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
     strchr.cpp
   HDRS
     strchr.h
-  DEPENDS
-    .strlen
 )
 
 # Helper to define a function with multiple implementations
diff --git a/libc/src/string/strchr.cpp b/libc/src/string/strchr.cpp
--- a/libc/src/string/strchr.cpp
+++ b/libc/src/string/strchr.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "src/string/strchr.h"
-#include "src/string/strlen.h"
 
 #include "src/__support/common.h"