diff --git a/colcon.pkg b/colcon.pkg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d2a3ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colcon.pkg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "cmake-args": [ "-DBUILD_IDLC=OFF" ]
+}
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 5b4b661..9d0980d 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
     <url type="repository">https://github.com/eclipse-cyclonedds/cyclonedds</url>
 
     <buildtool_depend>cmake</buildtool_depend>
-    <buildtool_depend>java</buildtool_depend>
-    <buildtool_depend>maven</buildtool_depend>
     <depend>openssl</depend>
     <test_depend>libcunit-dev</test_depend>
     <doc_depend>python3-sphinx</doc_depend>