diff --git a/cmake/external/boost.cmake b/cmake/external/boost.cmake
index c95f76890587302b5cd1a7d62a43b91480a9eaaf..e72008354a2cad4d313297efac1efb13d555fdf6 100644
--- a/cmake/external/boost.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/boost.cmake
@@ -52,13 +52,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
     UPDATE_COMMAND        ""
     )
 
-if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.3.0" OR NOT WIN32)
-    set(dummyfile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/boost_dummy.c)
-    file(WRITE ${dummyfile} "const char *dummy = \"${dummyfile}\";")
-    add_library(boost STATIC ${dummyfile})
-else()
-    add_library(boost INTERFACE)
-endif()
+add_library(boost INTERFACE)
 
 add_dependencies(boost ${BOOST_PROJECT})
 set(Boost_INCLUDE_DIR ${BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR})
diff --git a/cmake/external/cub.cmake b/cmake/external/cub.cmake
index 9a7604af339ec09a93eed314eb91ad0a25a3be40..4a343b2c6af2ce64d65203ae5955b2d552055198 100644
--- a/cmake/external/cub.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/cub.cmake
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
   TEST_COMMAND      ""
 )
 
-if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.3.0")
-  set(dummyfile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cub_dummy.c)
-  file(WRITE ${dummyfile} "const char *dummy = \"${dummyfile}\";")
-  add_library(cub STATIC ${dummyfile})
-else()
-  add_library(cub INTERFACE)
-endif()
+add_library(cub INTERFACE)
 
 add_dependencies(cub extern_cub)
diff --git a/cmake/external/dlpack.cmake b/cmake/external/dlpack.cmake
index 831f1d5a682c28d708392b006d574367157fab11..a5144f8e463d2d4dc06bfa6b5c5c360b34e1512a 100644
--- a/cmake/external/dlpack.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/dlpack.cmake
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
   TEST_COMMAND      ""
 )
 
-if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.3.0")
-  set(dummyfile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dlpack_dummy.c)
-  file(WRITE ${dummyfile} "const char *dummy = \"${dummyfile}\";")
-  add_library(dlpack STATIC ${dummyfile})
-else()
-  add_library(dlpack INTERFACE)
-endif()
+add_library(dlpack INTERFACE)
 
 add_dependencies(dlpack extern_dlpack)
diff --git a/cmake/external/eigen.cmake b/cmake/external/eigen.cmake
index d7f89e4c901f1167b266b4d7f28329fbd8149f8a..30e74a3c241dcb48aa3bb9356dcc42a46283045c 100644
--- a/cmake/external/eigen.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/eigen.cmake
@@ -89,12 +89,6 @@ else()
     )
 endif()
 
-if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.3.0")
-    set(dummyfile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/eigen3_dummy.c)
-    file(WRITE ${dummyfile} "const char *dummy_eigen3 = \"${dummyfile}\";")
-    add_library(eigen3 STATIC ${dummyfile})
-else()
-    add_library(eigen3 INTERFACE)
-endif()
+add_library(eigen3 INTERFACE)
 
 add_dependencies(eigen3 extern_eigen3)
diff --git a/cmake/external/libmct.cmake b/cmake/external/libmct.cmake
index e81810e6c490e4ef9a5d737e74a58b16385e8ec8..c10a662485c2d172f408a7622e7f14d0b566f274 100644
--- a/cmake/external/libmct.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/libmct.cmake
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
     CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${LIBMCT_INSTALL_ROOT}
 )
 
-if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.3.0" OR NOT WIN32)
-    set(dummyfile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/boost_dummy.c)
-    file(WRITE ${dummyfile} "const char *dummy = \"${dummyfile}\";")
-    add_library(libmct STATIC ${dummyfile})
-else()
-    add_library(libmct INTERFACE)
-endif()
+add_library(libmct INTERFACE)
 
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(libmct ${LIBMCT_PROJECT})
diff --git a/cmake/external/pybind11.cmake b/cmake/external/pybind11.cmake
index 72a4bf65244456af0c0fb5fbdca90412cbb95c02..1297d613839caa9c730b9e4e6a9281d907f119b5 100644
--- a/cmake/external/pybind11.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/pybind11.cmake
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
         TEST_COMMAND      ""
 )
 
-if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.3.0")
-    set(dummyfile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pybind_dummy.c)
-    file(WRITE ${dummyfile} "const char * dummy_pybind = \"${dummyfile}\";")
-    add_library(pybind STATIC ${dummyfile})
-else()
-    add_library(pybind INTERFACE)
-endif()
+add_library(pybind INTERFACE)
 
 add_dependencies(pybind extern_pybind)
diff --git a/cmake/external/rocprim.cmake b/cmake/external/rocprim.cmake
index df4c88cadc4bc570db0eac9564806f559dfd443e..7cb765039714e5d665d594056f2335a765fa3314 100644
--- a/cmake/external/rocprim.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/rocprim.cmake
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${ROCPRIM_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.3.0")
-    set(dummyfile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rocprim_dummy.c)
-    file(WRITE ${dummyfile} "const char *dummy_rocprim = \"${dummyfile}\";")
-    add_library(rocprim STATIC ${dummyfile})
-else()
-    add_library(rocprim INTERFACE)
-endif()
+add_library(rocprim INTERFACE)
 
 add_dependencies(rocprim extern_rocprim)
diff --git a/cmake/external/threadpool.cmake b/cmake/external/threadpool.cmake
index 20d605183a54564ae2827869f6deb6e993683524..24827b5bdf954785005adb106f0a5fca6b2694c8 100644
--- a/cmake/external/threadpool.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/threadpool.cmake
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
     TEST_COMMAND      ""
 )
 
-if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.3.0")
-    set(dummyfile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/threadpool_dummy.c)
-    file(WRITE ${dummyfile} "const char *dummy_threadpool = \"${dummyfile}\";")
-    add_library(simple_threadpool STATIC ${dummyfile})
-else()
-    add_library(simple_threadpool INTERFACE)
-endif()
+add_library(simple_threadpool INTERFACE)
 
 add_dependencies(simple_threadpool extern_threadpool)
diff --git a/cmake/external/xbyak.cmake b/cmake/external/xbyak.cmake
index 1314f6fb5e6b35015442fadc1d965a6030f53c89..f990914ab73a6877e529c1bde5da6c1079bb0555 100644
--- a/cmake/external/xbyak.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/xbyak.cmake
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
     CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${XBYAK_INSTALL_ROOT}
 )
 
-if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.3.0")
-    set(dummyfile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/xbyak_dummy.c)
-    file(WRITE ${dummyfile} "const char *dummy_xbyak = \"${dummyfile}\";")
-    add_library(xbyak STATIC ${dummyfile})
-else()
-    add_library(xbyak INTERFACE)
-endif()
+add_library(xbyak INTERFACE)
 
 add_dependencies(xbyak ${XBYAK_PROJECT})