diff --git a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
index 22ea92028..3f652c93c 100644
--- a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.cxx
@@ -251,43 +251,11 @@ cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand
   this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::AUTHOR_WARNING, w.str());
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static std::string compileProperty(cmTarget *tgt, const std::string &lib,
-                                   bool isGenex,
-                                   const std::string &property,
-                                   cmTarget::LinkLibraryType llt)
-{
-  std::string value = !isGenex ? "$<LINKED:" + lib + ">"
-                               : "$<$<TARGET_DEFINED:" + lib + ">:" +
-                                   "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:" + lib +
-                                   ",INTERFACE_" + property + ">"
-                                 ">";
-
-  return tgt->GetDebugGeneratorExpressions(value, llt);
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void
 cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand::HandleLibrary(const char* lib,
                                             cmTarget::LinkLibraryType llt)
 {
-  const bool isGenex = cmGeneratorExpression::Find(lib) != std::string::npos;
-
-  const bool potentialTargetName
-                              = cmGeneratorExpression::IsValidTargetName(lib);
-
-  if (potentialTargetName || isGenex)
-    {
-    this->Target->AppendProperty("INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES",
-                                 compileProperty(this->Target, lib,
-                                                 isGenex,
-                                      "INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES", llt).c_str());
-    this->Target->AppendProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS",
-                                 compileProperty(this->Target, lib,
-                                                 isGenex,
-                                      "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS", llt).c_str());
-    }
-
   // Handle normal case first.
   if(this->CurrentProcessingState != ProcessingLinkInterface)
     {
@@ -308,18 +276,6 @@ cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand::HandleLibrary(const char* lib,
       }
     }
 
-  if (potentialTargetName || isGenex)
-    {
-    this->Target->AppendProperty("INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS",
-                                compileProperty(this->Target, lib,
-                                                isGenex,
-                                        "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS", llt).c_str());
-    this->Target->AppendProperty("INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES",
-                                compileProperty(this->Target, lib,
-                                                isGenex,
-                                        "INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES", llt).c_str());
-    }
-
   // Get the list of configurations considered to be DEBUG.
   std::vector<std::string> const& debugConfigs =
     this->Makefile->GetCMakeInstance()->GetDebugConfigs();
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/DebugIncludes-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/DebugIncludes-stderr.txt
index c17e0ae02..63aec9052 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/DebugIncludes-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/DebugIncludes-stderr.txt
@@ -23,21 +23,22 @@ CMake Debug Log at DebugIncludes.cmake:18 \(include_directories\):
 Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
   CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
 +
-CMake Debug Log at DebugIncludes.cmake:26 \(target_link_libraries\):
+CMake Debug Log at DebugIncludes.cmake:33 \(set_property\):
   Used includes for target lll:
 
    \* .*/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/five
-
-Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
-  CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
-+
-CMake Debug Log at DebugIncludes.cmake:29 \(set_property\):
-  Used includes for target lll:
-
    \* .*/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/six
    \* .*/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/seven
 
 Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
-  DebugIncludes.cmake:40 \(some_macro\)
-  DebugIncludes.cmake:43 \(some_function\)
+  DebugIncludes.cmake:44 \(some_macro\)
+  DebugIncludes.cmake:47 \(some_function\)
+  CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
++
+CMake Debug Log at DebugIncludes.cmake:30 \(target_link_libraries\):
+  Used includes for target lll:
+
+   \* .*/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/eight
+
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
   CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/DebugIncludes.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/DebugIncludes.cmake
index 794a85253..de3689956 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/DebugIncludes.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/include_directories/DebugIncludes.cmake
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ include_directories(
 )
 
 add_library(foo "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/DebugIncludes.cpp")
-target_include_directories(foo INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/five")
+target_include_directories(foo
+  INTERFACE
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/seven"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/eight"
+)
 target_link_libraries(lll foo)
 
 macro(some_macro)