diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 56454d4b1..fd0ab3422 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ endif()
 # * add tests --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if(BUILD_TESTS AND CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME)
-  include(cmake/thirdparty/get_gtest.cmake)
+  include(${rapids-cmake-dir}/cpm/gtest.cmake)
+  rapids_cpm_gtest(BUILD_STATIC)
   include(CTest) # calls enable_testing()
 
   add_subdirectory(tests)
diff --git a/cmake/thirdparty/get_gtest.cmake b/cmake/thirdparty/get_gtest.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d4daff44..000000000
--- a/cmake/thirdparty/get_gtest.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# =============================================================================
-# Copyright (c) 2021, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
-# in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
-# is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
-# or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
-# the License.
-# =============================================================================
-
-# Use CPM to find or clone gtest
-function(find_and_configure_gtest)
-  include(${rapids-cmake-dir}/cpm/gtest.cmake)
-  rapids_cpm_gtest()
-
-endfunction()
-
-find_and_configure_gtest()
diff --git a/conda/recipes/librmm/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda/recipes/librmm/conda_build_config.yaml
index ed58ac507..e44698952 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/librmm/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/librmm/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ cmake_version:
 fmt_version:
   - ">=10.1.1,<11"
 
-gtest_version:
-  - ">=1.13.0"
-
 spdlog_version:
   - ">=1.12.0,<1.13"
 
diff --git a/conda/recipes/librmm/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/librmm/meta.yaml
index 60cd6ffae..8263e0f3d 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/librmm/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/librmm/meta.yaml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ requirements:
     # added as a run requirement via the packages' run_exports.
     - fmt {{ fmt_version }}
     - spdlog {{ spdlog_version }}
-    - gtest {{ gtest_version }}
-    - gmock {{ gtest_version }}
 
 build:
   script_env:
@@ -150,8 +148,6 @@ outputs:
         {% endif %}
         - {{ pin_compatible('cuda-version', max_pin='x', min_pin='x') }}
         - {{ pin_subpackage('librmm', exact=True) }}
-        - gtest {{ gtest_version }}
-        - gmock {{ gtest_version }}
     about:
       home: https://rapids.ai/
       license: Apache-2.0