diff --git a/cmake/target_delayload.cmake b/cmake/target_delayload.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0c219e1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/target_delayload.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+# Add delayloaded libraries to a target
+function(target_delayload target_name)
+    if(NOT MSVC)
+        message(SEND_ERROR "Delayloading is only supported in MSVC")
+    endif()
+    foreach(lib ${ARGN})
+        target_link_options(${target_name} PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:"${lib}")
+    endforeach()
+    if (onnxruntime_BUILD_FOR_WINDOWS_STORE)
+        target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE dloadhelper.lib)
+    else()
+        target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE delayimp.lib)
+    endif()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/cmake/winml.cmake b/cmake/winml.cmake
index e4e06f40de..d835ed963f 100644
--- a/cmake/winml.cmake
+++ b/cmake/winml.cmake
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ if (NOT WINDOWS_STORE)
 endif()
 
 include(precompiled_header.cmake)
+include(target_delayload.cmake)
 include(winml_sdk_helpers.cmake)
 include(winml_cppwinrt.cmake)
 
@@ -599,11 +600,11 @@ set_target_properties(winml_dll
 set(os_component_link_flags_list ${os_component_link_flags})
 separate_arguments(os_component_link_flags_list)
 
-target_link_options(winml_dll PRIVATE /DEF:${WINML_DIR}/winml.def ${os_component_link_flags_list} /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-1.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-threadpool-legacy-l1-1-0.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-processtopology-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-0.dll /DELAYLOAD:d3d12.dll /DELAYLOAD:d3d11.dll /DELAYLOAD:dxgi.dll /DELAYLOAD:directml.dll)
-
+target_link_options(winml_dll PRIVATE /DEF:${WINML_DIR}/winml.def ${os_component_link_flags_list})
+target_delayload(winml_dll api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-1.dll api-ms-win-core-threadpool-legacy-l1-1-0.dll api-ms-win-core-processtopology-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-0.dll d3d12.dll d3d11.dll dxgi.dll directml.dll)
 
 if (EXISTS ${dxcore_header})
-  target_link_options(winml_dll PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:ext-ms-win-dxcore-l1-*.dll)
+  target_delayload(winml_dll ext-ms-win-dxcore-l1-*.dll)
 endif()
 
 set_target_properties(winml_dll
@@ -626,14 +627,6 @@ target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE winml_lib_ort)
 target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE winml_lib_telemetry)
 
 target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE RuntimeObject.lib)
-target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE windowsapp.lib)
-
-if (onnxruntime_BUILD_FOR_WINDOWS_STORE)
-  target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE dloadhelper.lib)
-else()
-  target_link_libraries(winml_dll PRIVATE delayimp.lib)
-endif()
-
 
 # Any project that links in debug_alloc.obj needs this lib.
 # unresolved external symbol __imp_SymSetOptions
diff --git a/cmake/winml_unittests.cmake b/cmake/winml_unittests.cmake
index 794f51b8c1..84bef98191 100644
--- a/cmake/winml_unittests.cmake
+++ b/cmake/winml_unittests.cmake
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function(add_winml_test)
   if (_UT_DEPENDS)
     add_dependencies(${_UT_TARGET} ${_UT_DEPENDS})
   endif()
-  target_link_libraries(${_UT_TARGET} PRIVATE ${_UT_LIBS} gtest winml_google_test_lib ${onnxruntime_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES} winml_lib_common onnxruntime windowsapp.lib)
+  target_link_libraries(${_UT_TARGET} PRIVATE ${_UT_LIBS} gtest winml_google_test_lib ${onnxruntime_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES} winml_lib_common onnxruntime)
 
   add_test(NAME ${_UT_TARGET}
     COMMAND ${_UT_TARGET}
@@ -167,28 +167,28 @@ endif()
 add_winml_test(
   TARGET winml_test_api
   SOURCES ${winml_test_api_src} ${winml_test_api_redist_only_src}
-  LIBS winml_test_common delayimp.lib
+  LIBS winml_test_common
 )
-target_link_options(winml_test_api PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:d3d11.dll /DELAYLOAD:dxgi.dll /DELAYLOAD:d3d12.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-2.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-1.dll)
+target_delayload(winml_test_api d3d11.dll dxgi.dll d3d12.dll api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-2.dll api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-1.dll)
 if (onnxruntime_USE_DML)
-  target_link_options(winml_test_api PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:directml.dll)
+  target_delayload(winml_test_api directml.dll)
 endif()
 if (EXISTS ${dxcore_header})
-  target_link_options(winml_test_api PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:ext-ms-win-dxcore-l1-*.dll)
+  target_delayload(winml_test_api ext-ms-win-dxcore-l1-*.dll)
 endif()
 
 get_winml_test_scenario_src(${WINML_TEST_SRC_DIR} winml_test_scenario_src winml_test_scenario_libs)
 add_winml_test(
   TARGET winml_test_scenario
   SOURCES ${winml_test_scenario_src}
-  LIBS winml_test_common delayimp.lib ${winml_test_scenario_libs}
+  LIBS winml_test_common ${winml_test_scenario_libs}
 )
-target_link_options(winml_test_scenario PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:d2d1.dll /DELAYLOAD:d3d11.dll /DELAYLOAD:dxgi.dll /DELAYLOAD:d3d12.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-1.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-2.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-1.dll)
+target_delayload(winml_test_scenario d2d1.dll d3d11.dll dxgi.dll d3d12.dll api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-1.dll api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-2.dll api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-1.dll)
 if (onnxruntime_USE_DML)
-  target_link_options(winml_test_scenario PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:directml.dll)
+  target_delayload(winml_test_scenario directml.dll)
 endif()
 if (EXISTS ${dxcore_header})
-  target_link_options(winml_test_scenario PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:ext-ms-win-dxcore-l1-*.dll)
+  target_delayload(winml_test_scenario ext-ms-win-dxcore-l1-*.dll)
 endif()
 
 # necessary for winml_test_scenario because of a still unknown reason, api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-1.dll is linked against
@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ get_winml_test_image_src(${WINML_TEST_SRC_DIR} winml_test_image_src winml_test_i
 add_winml_test(
   TARGET winml_test_image
   SOURCES ${winml_test_image_src}
-  LIBS winml_test_common delayimp.lib ${winml_test_image_libs}
+  LIBS winml_test_common ${winml_test_image_libs}
 )
 target_precompiled_header(winml_test_image testPch.h)
 
-target_link_options(winml_test_image PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:d3d12.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-2.dll /DELAYLOAD:api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-1.dll)
+target_delayload(winml_test_image d3d12.dll api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-2.dll api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-1.dll)
 if (EXISTS ${dxcore_header})
-  target_link_options(winml_test_image PRIVATE /DELAYLOAD:ext-ms-win-dxcore-l1-*.dll)
+  target_delayload(winml_test_image ext-ms-win-dxcore-l1-*.dll)
 endif()
 
 get_winml_test_concurrency_src(${WINML_TEST_SRC_DIR} winml_test_concurrency_src)