diff --git a/kmath-noa/build.gradle.kts b/kmath-noa/build.gradle.kts
index a8ca578b4..5a87ac6d6 100644
--- a/kmath-noa/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kmath-noa/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ plugins {
 description = "Wrapper for the Bayesian Computation library NOA on top of LibTorch"
 
 dependencies {
-    api(project(":kmath-tensors"))
+    implementation(project(":kmath-tensors"))
 }
 
 val home: String = System.getProperty("user.home")