diff --git a/rcl_logging_interface/CMakeLists.txt b/rcl_logging_interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c67659..8caceb0 100644
--- a/rcl_logging_interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rcl_logging_interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} ${${PROJECT_NAME}_sources})
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
   "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>"
   "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/${PROJECT_NAME}>")
-ament_target_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} rcutils)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC rcutils::rcutils)
 target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "RCL_LOGGING_INTERFACE_BUILDING_DLL")
 
 install(
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   find_package(rcpputils REQUIRED)
   ament_add_gtest(test_get_logging_directory test/test_get_logging_directory.cpp)
   if(TARGET test_get_logging_directory)
-    target_link_libraries(test_get_logging_directory ${PROJECT_NAME})
-    ament_target_dependencies(test_get_logging_directory rcutils rcpputils)
+    target_link_libraries(test_get_logging_directory ${PROJECT_NAME} rcpputils::rcpputils rcutils::rcutils)
   endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/rcl_logging_noop/CMakeLists.txt b/rcl_logging_noop/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b47131..6419032 100644
--- a/rcl_logging_noop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rcl_logging_noop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} EXPORT ${PROJECT_NAME}
   RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 
 
-# Export rcl_logging_interface to give downstream packages access to it's headers
-ament_export_dependencies(rcl_logging_interface)
 ament_export_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME})
 ament_export_targets(${PROJECT_NAME})
 ament_package()
diff --git a/rcl_logging_spdlog/CMakeLists.txt b/rcl_logging_spdlog/CMakeLists.txt
index f280f00..9c58fa2 100644
--- a/rcl_logging_spdlog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rcl_logging_spdlog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   find_package(ament_cmake_gtest REQUIRED)
   ament_add_gmock(test_logging_interface test/test_logging_interface.cpp)
   if(TARGET test_logging_interface)
-    target_link_libraries(test_logging_interface ${PROJECT_NAME})
+    target_link_libraries(test_logging_interface ${PROJECT_NAME} rcpputils::rcpputils)
     target_compile_definitions(test_logging_interface PUBLIC RCUTILS_ENABLE_FAULT_INJECTION)
-    ament_target_dependencies(test_logging_interface rcpputils)
   endif()
   add_performance_test(benchmark_logging_interface test/benchmark/benchmark_logging_interface.cpp)
   if(TARGET benchmark_logging_interface)
@@ -69,11 +68,6 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-ament_export_dependencies(rcl_logging_interface)
-ament_export_dependencies(rcpputils)
-ament_export_dependencies(rcutils)
-ament_export_dependencies(spdlog_vendor)
-ament_export_dependencies(spdlog)
 ament_export_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME})
 ament_export_targets(${PROJECT_NAME})
 ament_package()