diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index f2ffa38f..02b39c4a 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ set_target_properties(lib-asio-ssl PROPERTIES FOLDER "static-libs")
 # lib-beast
 add_library(lib-beast STATIC lib_beast.cpp)
 source_group("" FILES lib_beast.cpp)
-target_compile_definitions(lib-beast PUBLIC BOOST_BEAST_SEPARATE_COMPILATION)
+target_compile_definitions(lib-beast PUBLIC
+    BOOST_BEAST_SEPARATE_COMPILATION
+    BOOST_BEAST_ALLOW_DEPRECATED
+    BOOST_BEAST_TESTS)
 target_link_libraries(lib-beast PUBLIC Boost::beast lib-asio)
 set_target_properties(lib-beast PROPERTIES FOLDER "static-libs")
 
diff --git a/test/beast/CMakeLists.txt b/test/beast/CMakeLists.txt
index 61013f05..03a6723d 100644
--- a/test/beast/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/beast/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 # Official repository: https://github.com/boostorg/beast
 #
 
-add_definitions(-DBOOST_BEAST_ALLOW_DEPRECATED)
-add_definitions(-DBOOST_BEAST_TESTS) # For buffers_cat
-
 add_subdirectory(_experimental)
 add_subdirectory(core)
 add_subdirectory(http)