diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eee9891..5c91e07 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 # Ensure rapidjson submodule is ready
+if(FALSE)
 find_package(Git QUIET)
 if(GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git")
   # Update submodules as needed
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ if(VW_INSTALL)
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/rapidjson
   )
 endif()
-
+endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(explore)
 add_subdirectory(cluster)
diff --git a/vowpalwabbit/CMakeLists.txt b/vowpalwabbit/CMakeLists.txt
index 92157c1..d2469ea 100644
--- a/vowpalwabbit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vowpalwabbit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,11 +66,7 @@ target_link_libraries(vw
   PUBLIC
     VowpalWabbit::explore VowpalWabbit::allreduce
   PRIVATE
-    Boost::program_options ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS} ${LINK_THREADS} ZLIB::ZLIB
-    # Workaround an issue where RapidJSON needed to be exported tom install the target. This is
-    # actually a private dependency and so do not "link" when processing targets for installation.
-    # https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/15415
-    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:rapidjson>)
+    Boost::program_options ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS} ${LINK_THREADS} ZLIB::ZLIB)
 
 add_library(VowpalWabbit::vw ALIAS vw)