diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo.bbclass
index 31e655650cc..628dbc98f18 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo.bbclass
@@ -10,19 +10,10 @@
 ## Cargo.
 
 inherit cargo_common
-inherit rust-target-config
 
 # the binary we will use
 CARGO = "cargo"
 
-# We need cargo to compile for the target
-BASEDEPENDS:append = " cargo-native"
-
-# Ensure we get the right rust variant
-DEPENDS:append:class-target = " rust-native ${RUSTLIB_DEP}"
-DEPENDS:append:class-nativesdk = " rust-native ${RUSTLIB_DEP}"
-DEPENDS:append:class-native = " rust-native"
-
 # Enable build separation
 B = "${WORKDIR}/build"
 
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_common.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_common.bbclass
index 0fb6844d932..f58bd80728c 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_common.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo_common.bbclass
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 ##
 
 # add crate fetch support
-inherit rust-common
+inherit rust
+
+BASEDEPENDS:append = " cargo-native"
 
 # In case something fails in the build process, give a bit more feedback on
 # where the issue occured