diff --git a/generator/src/subcommands/gen_cmake/target.rs b/generator/src/subcommands/gen_cmake/target.rs
index 1057563d..8adc74fe 100644
--- a/generator/src/subcommands/gen_cmake/target.rs
+++ b/generator/src/subcommands/gen_cmake/target.rs
@@ -187,23 +187,6 @@ impl CargoTarget {
                 INTERFACE_COR_PACKAGE_MANIFEST_PATH \"{package_manifest_path}\"
             )
 
-            # Initialize the `<XYZ>_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` properties based on `CMAKE_<XYZ>_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY`.
-            foreach(output_var RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
-                if (DEFINED \"CMAKE_${{output_var}}\")
-                    set_property(TARGET {target_name} PROPERTY INTERFACE_${{output_var}} \"${{CMAKE_${{output_var}}}}\")
-                    message(STATUS \"Setting INTERFACE_${{output_var}}=${{CMAKE_${{output_var}}}} for target {target_name}.\")
-                endif()
-
-                foreach(config_type ${{CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES}})
-                    string(TOUPPER \"${{config_type}}\" config_type_upper)
-                    if (DEFINED \"CMAKE_${{output_var}}_${{config_type_upper}}\")
-                        set_property(TARGET {target_name}
-                            PROPERTY \"INTERFACE_${{output_var}}_${{config_type_upper}}\"
-                            \"${{CMAKE_${{output_var}}_${{config_type_upper}}}}\")
-                    endif()
-                endforeach()
-            endforeach()
-
             if(archive_byproducts)
                 _corrosion_copy_byproducts(
                     {target_name} INTERFACE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY \"${{cargo_build_out_dir}}\" \"${{archive_byproducts}}\" FALSE