diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/imgcodecs/CMakeLists.txt
index 50354769e6..92f380ea22 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ file(GLOB imgcodecs_ext_hdrs
 
 if(IOS)
   list(APPEND imgcodecs_srcs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/ios_conversions.mm)
-  list(APPEND IMGCODECS_LIBRARIES "-framework Accelerate" "-framework CoreGraphics" "-framework QuartzCore" "-framework AssetsLibrary")
+  list(APPEND IMGCODECS_LIBRARIES "-framework Accelerate" "-framework CoreGraphics" "-framework QuartzCore")
 endif()
 if(APPLE_FRAMEWORK)
   list(APPEND IMGCODECS_LIBRARIES "-framework UIKit")