diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 2222b7539..fe41a3cd9 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ dependencies:
 - exhale
 - fastapi
 - gcc_linux-aarch64=14.*
-- gmock
-- gtest
 - ipython
 - jsonref==1.1.0
 - libcudss-dev >=0.7
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 37191e1e6..ce0f8243d 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ dependencies:
 - exhale
 - fastapi
 - gcc_linux-64=14.*
-- gmock
-- gtest
 - ipython
 - jsonref==1.1.0
 - libcudss-dev >=0.7
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 28f6a274a..36cd8f7e6 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ dependencies:
 - exhale
 - fastapi
 - gcc_linux-aarch64=14.*
-- gmock
-- gtest
 - ipython
 - jsonref==1.1.0
 - libcudss-dev >=0.7
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 9e39419ef..2a80cb007 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ dependencies:
 - exhale
 - fastapi
 - gcc_linux-64=14.*
-- gmock
-- gtest
 - ipython
 - jsonref==1.1.0
 - libcudss-dev >=0.7
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libcuopt/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda/recipes/libcuopt/conda_build_config.yaml
index e7d25dc43..4f1ae065c 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/libcuopt/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/libcuopt/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,3 @@ c_stdlib_version:
 
 cmake_version:
   - ">=3.30.4"
-
-gtest_version:
-  - ">=1.13.0"
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libcuopt/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/libcuopt/recipe.yaml
index a72d0f28c..acd546c90 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/libcuopt/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/libcuopt/recipe.yaml
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ cache:
     host:
       - cpp-argparse
       - cuda-version =${{ cuda_version }}
-      - gmock ${{ gtest_version }}
-      - gtest ${{ gtest_version }}
       - libraft-headers =${{ minor_version }}
       - librmm =${{ minor_version }}
       - rapids-logger =0.2
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ outputs:
           - cuda-cudart
           - cuda-nvtx
           - cuda-version
-          - gtest
           - libcurand
           - libcudss
           - libcusparse
@@ -168,7 +165,6 @@ outputs:
           - cuda-cudart
           - cuda-nvtx
           - cuda-version
-          - gtest
           - libcudss
           - libcurand
           - libcusparse
@@ -203,15 +199,11 @@ outputs:
         - ${{ pin_subpackage("libcuopt", exact=True) }}
         - ${{ pin_subpackage("libmps-parser", exact=True) }}
         - boost
-        - gmock ${{ gtest_version }}
-        - gtest ${{ gtest_version }}
         - cuda-cudart-dev
         - libcublas
         - libcudss-dev >=0.7
         - libcusparse-dev
       run:
-        - gmock ${{ gtest_version }}
-        - gtest ${{ gtest_version }}
         - ${{ pin_subpackage("libcuopt", exact=True) }}
         - ${{ pin_subpackage("libmps-parser", exact=True) }}
       ignore_run_exports:
@@ -219,7 +211,6 @@ outputs:
           - cuda-cudart
           - cuda-nvtx
           - cuda-version
-          - gtest
           - libcurand
           - libcusparse
           - libcudss
diff --git a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_gtest.cmake b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_gtest.cmake
index cb6302d22..d9b3e2e11 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_gtest.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake/thirdparty/get_gtest.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 function(find_and_configure_gtest)
     include(${rapids-cmake-dir}/cpm/gtest.cmake)
-    rapids_cpm_gtest()
+    rapids_cpm_gtest(BUILD_STATIC)
 endfunction()
 
 find_and_configure_gtest()
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 9d7c44bd3..c0bfa3f7c 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -307,8 +307,6 @@ dependencies:
       - output_types: [conda]
         packages:
           - cuda-sanitizer-api
-          - gmock
-          - gtest
   test_cpp_cuopt:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda]