diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c047de3a..5333578f2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ endif()
 find_package(ament_cmake QUIET)
 
 if ( ament_cmake_FOUND )
-  find_package(ament_cmake_gtest REQUIRED)
-
   # Not adding -DUSING_ROS since xml_parsing.cpp hasn't been ported to ROS2
 
   message(STATUS "------------------------------------------")
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index a3ae309fd..dcdc1678b 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <build_depend>libzmq3-dev</build_depend>
   <run_depend>libzmq3-dev</run_depend>
 
-  <test_depend>ament_cmake_gest</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>ament_cmake_gtest</test_depend>
 
   <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake</buildtool_depend>
   <export>