diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5d3486c3..26f6b072 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies {
     //needed for trinkets, otherwise BetterEnd would require users to install trinkets
     modApi "dev.onyxstudios.cardinal-components-api:cardinal-components-base:${project.cca_version}"
     modCompileOnly "dev.emi:trinkets:${project.trinkets_version}"
-    modImplementation "dev.emi:emi:${emi_version}"
+    modCompileOnly "dev.emi:emi:${emi_version}"
     //modRuntimeOnly "dev.emi:emi:${emi_version}"
 }