diff --git a/mesonbuild/build.py b/mesonbuild/build.py
index 5136cb2c900c..4f30419a6a95 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/build.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/build.py
@@ -1295,6 +1295,8 @@ def get_dependencies_recurse(self, result: OrderedSet[BuildTargetTypes], include
         for t in self.link_targets:
             if t in result:
                 continue
+            if t.rust_crate_type == 'proc-macro':
+                continue
             if include_internals or not t.is_internal():
                 result.add(t)
             if isinstance(t, StaticLibrary):
diff --git a/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/lib.rs b/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5242886cc5e4..000000000000
--- a/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/lib.rs	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-extern crate proc_macro_examples;
-use proc_macro_examples::make_answer;
-
-make_answer!();
-
-pub fn func() -> u32 {
-    answer()
-}
diff --git a/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/meson.build b/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/meson.build
index e8b28eda144e..c5f0dfc82aee 100644
--- a/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/meson.build	
@@ -31,14 +31,3 @@ main = executable(
 )
 
 test('main_test2', main)
-
-subdir('subdir')
-
-staticlib = static_library('staticlib', 'lib.rs',
-  link_with: pm_in_subdir,
-  rust_dependency_map : {'proc_macro_examples3' : 'proc_macro_examples'}
-)
-
-executable('transitive-proc-macro', 'transitive-proc-macro.rs',
-  link_with: staticlib,
-)
diff --git a/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/subdir/meson.build b/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/subdir/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index 04842c431e78..000000000000
--- a/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/subdir/meson.build	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pm_in_subdir = rust.proc_macro('proc_macro_examples3', '../proc.rs')
diff --git a/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/transitive-proc-macro.rs b/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/transitive-proc-macro.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c804b3b6f4d..000000000000
--- a/test cases/rust/18 proc-macro/transitive-proc-macro.rs	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-extern crate staticlib;
-use staticlib::func;
-
-
-fn main() {
-    assert_eq!(42, func());
-}