diff --git a/src/bin/cargo-fmt.rs b/src/bin/cargo-fmt.rs
index dda99b43d4b8..270ed1446d6b 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo-fmt.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo-fmt.rs
@@ -252,24 +252,13 @@ fn get_targets_root_only(targets: &mut HashSet<Target>) -> Result<(), io::Error>
 
     for package in metadata.packages {
         for target in package.targets {
-            if is_target_workspace_members(&target.name, &metadata.workspace_members) {
-                targets.insert(Target::from_target(&target));
-            }
+            targets.insert(Target::from_target(&target));
         }
     }
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn is_target_workspace_members(target: &str, workspace_members: &[String]) -> bool {
-    workspace_members.iter().any(|member| {
-        member
-            .split_whitespace()
-            .nth(0)
-            .map_or(false, |name| name == target)
-    })
-}
-
 fn get_targets_recursive(
     manifest_path: Option<&Path>,
     mut targets: &mut HashSet<Target>,