--- a/src/cpp/session/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cpp/session/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@
       set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_MATHJAX_DIR "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/mathjax-27")
    endif()
 
-   if(EXISTS "${RSTUDIO_TOOLS_ROOT}/quarto")
-      set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR "${RSTUDIO_TOOLS_ROOT}/quarto")
-   else()
-      set(RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/quarto")
-   endif()
-
 endif()
 
 
@@ -67,14 +61,7 @@
 # validate our dependencies exist
 foreach(VAR RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DICTIONARIES_DIR
             RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_MATHJAX_DIR
-            RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_PANDOC_DIR
-            RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR)
-
- 
-   # skip quarto if not enabled
-   if("${VAR}" STREQUAL "RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_QUARTO_DIR" AND NOT QUARTO_ENABLED)
-      continue()
-   endif()
+            RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_PANDOC_DIR)
 
    # validate existence
    if(NOT EXISTS "${${VAR}}")