diff --git a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 603e6b0..b900f56 100644
--- a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ install(
 ament_export_include_directories(include)
 ament_export_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME})
 
-ament_export_dependencies(ament_cmake)
 ament_export_dependencies(rcl)
 ament_export_dependencies(rcpputils)
 ament_export_dependencies(rcutils)
diff --git a/rclcpp/package.xml b/rclcpp/package.xml
index 2ebb8f7..65c877f 100644
--- a/rclcpp/package.xml
+++ b/rclcpp/package.xml
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
   <depend>rmw</depend>
   <depend>tracetools</depend>
 
-  <exec_depend>ament_cmake</exec_depend>
-
   <test_depend>ament_cmake_gmock</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_cmake_gtest</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_lint_auto</test_depend>