diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/aztec/honk/CMakeLists.txt b/barretenberg/cpp/src/aztec/honk/CMakeLists.txt
index 14e137e7755..ac0dc30fd08 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/aztec/honk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/aztec/honk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 barretenberg_module(honk numeric ecc srs proof_system transcript)
 
-# TODO: Re-enable all these warnings once PoC is finished 
-if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-    target_compile_options(
-        honk_test_objects 
-        PRIVATE 
-        -Wno-error=unused-variable
-    )
-elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
-    target_compile_options(
-        honk_test_objects 
-        PRIVATE 
-        -Wno-error=maybe-uninitialized
-        -Wno-error=uninitialized
-        -Wno-error=unused-variable
-    )
-endif()
\ No newline at end of file
+if(TESTING)
+    # TODO: Re-enable all these warnings once PoC is finished
+    if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
+        target_compile_options(
+            honk_test_objects
+            PRIVATE
+            -Wno-error=unused-variable
+        )
+    elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
+        target_compile_options(
+            honk_test_objects
+            PRIVATE
+            -Wno-error=maybe-uninitialized
+            -Wno-error=uninitialized
+            -Wno-error=unused-variable
+        )
+    endif()
+endif()