diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i2c_lcd/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i2c_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
index ce93c6f282..8dd5f4d484 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i2c_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i2c_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # This is the project CMakeLists.txt file for the test subproject
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# "Trim" the build. Include the minimal set of components, main, and anything it depends on.
+set(COMPONENTS main)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(i2c_lcd_panel_test)
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i2c_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i2c_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
index db4aa94946..aa4f3147a3 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i2c_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i2c_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ set(srcs "test_app_main.c"
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES esp_lcd unity driver
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i80_lcd/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i80_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a8446755d..b3e6f9cf7f 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i80_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i80_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # This is the project CMakeLists.txt file for the test subproject
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# "Trim" the build. Include the minimal set of components, main, and anything it depends on.
+set(COMPONENTS main)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(i80_lcd_panel_test)
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i80_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i80_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e50a26ef7..e6bea3170f 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i80_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/i80_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ set(srcs "test_app_main.c"
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES esp_lcd unity driver
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
index 15771966a0..29566cc117 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # This is the project CMakeLists.txt file for the test subproject
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# "Trim" the build. Include the minimal set of components, main, and anything it depends on.
+set(COMPONENTS main)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(rgb_lcd_panel_test)
 
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f1453be33..084940a1c2 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ endif()
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES esp_lcd unity driver esp_timer spi_flash
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/test_rgb_panel.c b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/test_rgb_panel.c
index 7fb829a886..5923da521c 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/test_rgb_panel.c
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/test_rgb_panel.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "esp_random.h"
 #include "esp_timer.h"
 #include "esp_attr.h"
-#include "spi_flash_mmap.h"
 #include "test_rgb_board.h"
 #include "esp_private/spi_flash_os.h"
 
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/test_yuv_rgb_conv.c b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/test_yuv_rgb_conv.c
index ce219a030a..4bcf65dbdc 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/test_yuv_rgb_conv.c
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/rgb_lcd/main/test_yuv_rgb_conv.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 #include "esp_lcd_panel_rgb.h"
 #include "esp_lcd_panel_ops.h"
 #include "esp_random.h"
-#include "esp_timer.h"
 #include "esp_attr.h"
-#include "spi_flash_mmap.h"
 #include "test_rgb_board.h"
 
 #define TEST_IMG_SIZE (320 * 320 * sizeof(uint16_t))
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/spi_lcd/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/spi_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
index 0da6b6743a..3265d9a8d9 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/spi_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/spi_lcd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # This is the project CMakeLists.txt file for the test subproject
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# "Trim" the build. Include the minimal set of components, main, and anything it depends on.
+set(COMPONENTS main)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(spi_lcd_panel_test)
diff --git a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/spi_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/spi_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c2b5de923..72a8ae1d4a 100644
--- a/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/spi_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_lcd/test_apps/spi_lcd/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ set(srcs "test_app_main.c"
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES esp_lcd unity driver
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)