diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index c966e2480..42508060e 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -3362,6 +3362,51 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::ReportPropertyOrigin(const std::string &p,
   this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()->IssueMessage(cmake::LOG, areport);
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmGeneratorTarget::LookupLinkItems(std::vector<std::string> const& names,
+                               std::vector<cmLinkItem>& items) const
+{
+  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = names.begin();
+      i != names.end(); ++i)
+    {
+    std::string name = this->Target->CheckCMP0004(*i);
+    if(name == this->GetName() || name.empty())
+      {
+      continue;
+      }
+    items.push_back(cmLinkItem(name, this->Target->FindTargetToLink(name)));
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmGeneratorTarget::ExpandLinkItems(std::string const& prop,
+                               std::string const& value,
+                               std::string const& config,
+                               cmTarget const* headTarget,
+                               bool usage_requirements_only,
+                               std::vector<cmLinkItem>& items,
+                               bool& hadHeadSensitiveCondition) const
+{
+  cmGeneratorExpression ge;
+  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker dagChecker(this->GetName(), prop, 0, 0);
+  // The $<LINK_ONLY> expression may be in a link interface to specify private
+  // link dependencies that are otherwise excluded from usage requirements.
+  if(usage_requirements_only)
+    {
+    dagChecker.SetTransitivePropertiesOnly();
+    }
+  std::vector<std::string> libs;
+  cmsys::auto_ptr<cmCompiledGeneratorExpression> cge = ge.Parse(value);
+  cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(cge->Evaluate(
+                                      this->Makefile,
+                                      config,
+                                      false,
+                                      headTarget,
+                                      this->Target, &dagChecker), libs);
+  this->LookupLinkItems(libs, items);
+  hadHeadSensitiveCondition = cge->GetHadHeadSensitiveCondition();
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cmLinkInterface const*
 cmGeneratorTarget::GetLinkInterface(const std::string& config,
@@ -3644,7 +3689,7 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::ComputeLinkInterfaceLibraries(
   if(explicitLibraries)
     {
     // The interface libraries have been explicitly set.
-    this->Target->ExpandLinkItems(linkIfaceProp, explicitLibraries,
+    this->ExpandLinkItems(linkIfaceProp, explicitLibraries,
                                   config,
                                 headTarget, usage_requirements_only,
                                 iface.Libraries,
@@ -3673,7 +3718,7 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::ComputeLinkInterfaceLibraries(
       if(const char* newExplicitLibraries = this->GetProperty(newProp))
         {
         bool hadHeadSensitiveConditionDummy = false;
-        this->Target->ExpandLinkItems(newProp, newExplicitLibraries, config,
+        this->ExpandLinkItems(newProp, newExplicitLibraries, config,
                                     headTarget, usage_requirements_only,
                                 ifaceLibs, hadHeadSensitiveConditionDummy);
         }
@@ -3737,14 +3782,14 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::GetImportLinkInterface(const std::string& config,
     iface.AllDone = true;
     iface.Multiplicity = info->Multiplicity;
     cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(info->Languages, iface.Languages);
-    this->Target->ExpandLinkItems(info->LibrariesProp, info->Libraries,
+    this->ExpandLinkItems(info->LibrariesProp, info->Libraries,
                                   config,
                           headTarget, usage_requirements_only,
                           iface.Libraries,
                           iface.HadHeadSensitiveCondition);
     std::vector<std::string> deps;
     cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(info->SharedDeps, deps);
-    this->Target->LookupLinkItems(deps, iface.SharedDeps);
+    this->LookupLinkItems(deps, iface.SharedDeps);
     }
 
   return &iface;
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index 9c5adf654..2e0d5fe76 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -404,6 +404,14 @@ private:
     GetImportLinkInterface(const std::string& config, cmTarget const* head,
                            bool usage_requirements_only) const;
 
+  void ExpandLinkItems(std::string const& prop, std::string const& value,
+                       std::string const& config, cmTarget const* headTarget,
+                       bool usage_requirements_only,
+                       std::vector<cmLinkItem>& items,
+                       bool& hadHeadSensitiveCondition) const;
+  void LookupLinkItems(std::vector<std::string> const& names,
+                       std::vector<cmLinkItem>& items) const;
+
   typedef std::pair<std::string, bool> OutputNameKey;
   typedef std::map<OutputNameKey, std::string> OutputNameMapType;
   mutable OutputNameMapType OutputNameMap;
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 86285837c..be8d58ea5 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -3060,51 +3060,6 @@ bool cmTarget::GetPropertyAsBool(const std::string& prop) const
   return cmSystemTools::IsOn(this->GetProperty(prop));
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmTarget::ExpandLinkItems(std::string const& prop,
-                               std::string const& value,
-                               std::string const& config,
-                               cmTarget const* headTarget,
-                               bool usage_requirements_only,
-                               std::vector<cmLinkItem>& items,
-                               bool& hadHeadSensitiveCondition) const
-{
-  cmGeneratorExpression ge;
-  cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker dagChecker(this->GetName(), prop, 0, 0);
-  // The $<LINK_ONLY> expression may be in a link interface to specify private
-  // link dependencies that are otherwise excluded from usage requirements.
-  if(usage_requirements_only)
-    {
-    dagChecker.SetTransitivePropertiesOnly();
-    }
-  std::vector<std::string> libs;
-  cmsys::auto_ptr<cmCompiledGeneratorExpression> cge = ge.Parse(value);
-  cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(cge->Evaluate(
-                                      this->Makefile,
-                                      config,
-                                      false,
-                                      headTarget,
-                                      this, &dagChecker), libs);
-  this->LookupLinkItems(libs, items);
-  hadHeadSensitiveCondition = cge->GetHadHeadSensitiveCondition();
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmTarget::LookupLinkItems(std::vector<std::string> const& names,
-                               std::vector<cmLinkItem>& items) const
-{
-  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = names.begin();
-      i != names.end(); ++i)
-    {
-    std::string name = this->CheckCMP0004(*i);
-    if(name == this->GetName() || name.empty())
-      {
-      continue;
-      }
-    items.push_back(cmLinkItem(name, this->FindTargetToLink(name)));
-    }
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 const char* cmTarget::GetSuffixVariableInternal(bool implib) const
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index 25de6a659..103a7e824 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -558,14 +558,6 @@ private:
     GetLinkImplementationLibrariesInternal(const std::string& config,
                                            cmTarget const* head) const;
 
-  void ExpandLinkItems(std::string const& prop, std::string const& value,
-                       std::string const& config, cmTarget const* headTarget,
-                       bool usage_requirements_only,
-                       std::vector<cmLinkItem>& items,
-                       bool& hadHeadSensitiveCondition) const;
-  void LookupLinkItems(std::vector<std::string> const& names,
-                       std::vector<cmLinkItem>& items) const;
-
   std::string ProcessSourceItemCMP0049(const std::string& s);
 
   void ClearLinkMaps();