diff --git a/cpp/src/aztec/join_split_example/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/src/aztec/join_split_example/CMakeLists.txt
index 62bba1c3d9..3df3519f9f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/aztec/join_split_example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/src/aztec/join_split_example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-if(NOT WASM)
-  link_libraries(leveldb)
-endif()
 add_subdirectory(proofs)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cpp/src/aztec/stdlib/merkle_tree/index.hpp b/cpp/src/aztec/stdlib/merkle_tree/index.hpp
index 741a4ad2cb..9453daeda7 100644
--- a/cpp/src/aztec/stdlib/merkle_tree/index.hpp
+++ b/cpp/src/aztec/stdlib/merkle_tree/index.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "hash_path.hpp"
 #include "hash.hpp"
-#include "leveldb_store.hpp"
 #include "membership.hpp"
 #include "memory_store.hpp"
 #include "memory_tree.hpp"