diff --git a/components/esp_phy/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_phy/CMakeLists.txt
index 6830a87e50f..43ebb0b5595 100644
--- a/components/esp_phy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_phy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ if(CONFIG_ESP_PHY_ENABLED)
         # Decide which libraries to link based on the configuration and the target
         set(has_libbttestmode 0)
         set(has_librftest 0)
-        set(has_librfate 0)
         set(has_libphy 0)
         set(has_libbtbb 0)
         set(has_librtc 0)
@@ -100,11 +99,9 @@ if(CONFIG_ESP_PHY_ENABLED)
                 set(has_librftest 1)
             elseif(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2)
                 set(has_librftest 1)
-                set(has_librfate 1)
             else()
                 set(has_libbttestmode 1)
                 set(has_librftest 1)
-                set(has_librfate 1)
             endif()
         endif()
 
@@ -131,12 +128,6 @@ if(CONFIG_ESP_PHY_ENABLED)
             list(APPEND libs_to_link esp_phy_librftest)
         endif()
 
-        if(has_librfate)
-            add_prebuilt_library(esp_phy_librfate "${lib_dir}/librfate.a"
-                                REQUIRES ${COMPONENT_NAME})
-            list(APPEND libs_to_link esp_phy_librfate)
-        endif()
-
         if(has_libbtbb)
             add_prebuilt_library(esp_phy_libbtbb "${lib_dir}/libbtbb.a"
                                  REQUIRES ${COMPONENT_NAME})