diff --git a/example_interfaces/CMakeLists.txt b/example_interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ab2e7ad..61f5023e 100644
--- a/example_interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example_interfaces/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
 endif()
 
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
-find_package(builtin_interfaces REQUIRED)
 find_package(rosidl_default_generators REQUIRED)
 
 rosidl_generate_interfaces(${PROJECT_NAME}
-  "msg/LargeFixed.msg"
   "srv/AddTwoInts.srv"
-  DEPENDENCIES builtin_interfaces
 )
 
 ament_package()
diff --git a/example_interfaces/msg/LargeFixed.msg b/example_interfaces/msg/LargeFixed.msg
deleted file mode 100644
index 120b79a3..00000000
--- a/example_interfaces/msg/LargeFixed.msg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-int32[255] data
diff --git a/example_interfaces/package.xml b/example_interfaces/package.xml
index 0c99293c..e3813ca5 100644
--- a/example_interfaces/package.xml
+++ b/example_interfaces/package.xml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 
   <buildtool_depend>rosidl_default_generators</buildtool_depend>
 
-  <build_depend>builtin_interfaces</build_depend>
-
-  <exec_depend>builtin_interfaces</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>rosidl_default_runtime</exec_depend>
 
   <export>