diff --git a/tests/dobj_sandbox/meson.build b/tests/dobj_sandbox/meson.build
index ef5cdd7..2ce9423 100644
--- a/tests/dobj_sandbox/meson.build
+++ b/tests/dobj_sandbox/meson.build
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ exe_name = test_file.split('.')[0]
 executable(
       exe_name,
       test_file,
-      dependencies: gtest_dep,
       include_directories: include_directories('../../src/dobj/public'),
       link_with: libdobj,  # Link the dobj library
       install_rpath: '@loader_path/../../src'  # Ensure runtime library path resolves correctly
-)
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+)