diff --git a/dev-util/rosdep/Manifest b/dev-util/rosdep/Manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index 1067ff13ddfd4..0000000000000
--- a/dev-util/rosdep/Manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-DIST rosdep-0.21.0.tar.gz 312028 BLAKE2B 7ad3bfe027c574fdc82952085a5ea447e811b6858fca13121ad25cf1bda04e33091782b69c4a8f9a71383f1716678bd19c8752600987f7c41016ee93eed1ddcb SHA512 fb784c1603087b62444d767f1ce9e45303d2161e69ac82fec0edeeefd99f0c70e14b25b64a516df01e72aaa3a1b4a25b9507855edaa169c3af945e6581d9751d
-DIST rosdep-0.22.1.tar.gz 313822 BLAKE2B 537756d107e0cdea2333743bf387cfacde295a1cd368d212800fcfc9a967861b5ecd0a30e9ad53870fce7ea69d604650bb74d7331b3eb46adacffe9c2b8a0b57 SHA512 62964b2ca876cdf0cb392ba7b15a0bc5f5a735469fa9abfd0a0b0117a99fa47d5f8b7a415d9d0b7ebce1d399a964b6ee12d46c2ace8ff856cb17f2153f5cabd3
diff --git a/dev-util/rosdep/files/tests.patch b/dev-util/rosdep/files/tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fa4fcfdb36a8e..0000000000000
--- a/dev-util/rosdep/files/tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-Index: rosdep-0.19.0/test/test_rosdep_gentoo.py
-===================================================================
---- rosdep-0.19.0.orig/test/test_rosdep_gentoo.py
-+++ rosdep-0.19.0/test/test_rosdep_gentoo.py
-@@ -183,13 +183,11 @@ def test_PortageInstaller():
- 
-         mock_method.return_value = ['a', 'b']
- 
--        expected = [['sudo', '-H', 'emerge', 'a'],
--                    ['sudo', '-H', 'emerge', 'b']]
-+        expected = [['sudo', '-H', 'emerge', 'a', 'b']]
-         val = installer.get_install_command(['whatever'], interactive=False)
-         assert val == expected, val
- 
--        expected = [['sudo', '-H', 'emerge', '-a', 'a'],
--                    ['sudo', '-H', 'emerge', '-a', 'b']]
-+        expected = [['sudo', '-H', 'emerge', '-a', 'a', 'b']]
-         val = installer.get_install_command(['whatever'], interactive=True)
-         assert val == expected, val
- 
diff --git a/dev-util/rosdep/metadata.xml b/dev-util/rosdep/metadata.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a02b5d1bb38b..0000000000000
--- a/dev-util/rosdep/metadata.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
-<pkgmetadata>
-	<maintainer type="project">
-		<email>ros@gentoo.org</email>
-		<name>Gentoo ROS Project</name>
-	</maintainer>
-	<upstream>
-		<remote-id type="github">ros-infrastructure/rosdep</remote-id>
-	</upstream>
-</pkgmetadata>
diff --git a/dev-util/rosdep/rosdep-0.21.0.ebuild b/dev-util/rosdep/rosdep-0.21.0.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bfe267134105..0000000000000
--- a/dev-util/rosdep/rosdep-0.21.0.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=7
-
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..10} )
-
-SCM=""
-if [ "${PV#9999}" != "${PV}" ] ; then
-	SCM="git-r3"
-	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/ros-infrastructure/rosdep"
-fi
-
-inherit ${SCM} distutils-r1
-
-DESCRIPTION="Command-line tool for installing ROS system dependencies"
-HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.ros.org/rosdep"
-if [ "${PV#9999}" != "${PV}" ] ; then
-	SRC_URI=""
-else
-	SRC_URI="http://download.ros.org/downloads/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz
-		https://github.com/ros-infrastructure/rosdep/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz
-	"
-	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm"
-fi
-
-LICENSE="BSD"
-SLOT="0"
-
-# Tests need network
-RESTRICT="test"
-PROPERTIES+=" test_network"
-
-RDEPEND="
-	dev-python/catkin_pkg[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/rospkg[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/rosdistro[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/pyyaml[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
-BDEPEND="
-	test? (
-		dev-python/mock[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		dev-python/flake8[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	)
-"
-PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/tests.patch" )
-
-distutils_enable_tests pytest
-
-src_test() {
-	unset ROS_DISTRO
-	distutils-r1_src_test
-}
-
-pkg_postrm() {
-	if [ "${ROOT:-/}" = "/" ] ; then
-		einfo "Removing rosdep default sources list."
-		rm -f "${EPREFIX}/etc/ros/rosdep/sources.list.d/20-default.list"
-	fi
-}
-
-pkg_postinst() {
-	if [ "${ROOT:-/}" = "/" -a ! -f "${EPREFIX}/etc/ros/rosdep/sources.list.d/20-default.list" ] ; then
-		einfo "Initializing rosdep"
-		rosdep init
-	fi
-}
diff --git a/dev-util/rosdep/rosdep-0.22.1.ebuild b/dev-util/rosdep/rosdep-0.22.1.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 03bbe03b5ab96..0000000000000
--- a/dev-util/rosdep/rosdep-0.22.1.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..10} )
-inherit distutils-r1
-
-DESCRIPTION="Command-line tool for installing ROS system dependencies"
-HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.ros.org/rosdep"
-
-if [[ ${PV} = *9999 ]]; then
-	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/ros-infrastructure/rosdep"
-	inherit git-r3
-else
-	SRC_URI="http://download.ros.org/downloads/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz
-		https://github.com/ros-infrastructure/rosdep/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz
-	"
-	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm"
-fi
-
-LICENSE="BSD"
-SLOT="0"
-
-# Tests need network
-RESTRICT="test"
-PROPERTIES="test_network"
-
-RDEPEND="
-	dev-python/catkin_pkg[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/rospkg[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/rosdistro[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/pyyaml[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
-BDEPEND="
-	test? (
-		dev-python/mock[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		dev-python/flake8[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	)
-"
-PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/tests.patch" )
-
-distutils_enable_tests pytest
-
-src_test() {
-	unset ROS_DISTRO
-	distutils-r1_src_test
-}
-
-pkg_postrm() {
-	if [ "${ROOT:-/}" = "/" ] ; then
-		einfo "Removing rosdep default sources list."
-		rm -f "${EPREFIX}/etc/ros/rosdep/sources.list.d/20-default.list"
-	fi
-}
-
-pkg_postinst() {
-	if [ "${ROOT:-/}" = "/" -a ! -f "${EPREFIX}/etc/ros/rosdep/sources.list.d/20-default.list" ] ; then
-		einfo "Initializing rosdep"
-		rosdep init
-	fi
-}
diff --git a/dev-util/rosdep/rosdep-9999.ebuild b/dev-util/rosdep/rosdep-9999.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 03bbe03b5ab96..0000000000000
--- a/dev-util/rosdep/rosdep-9999.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..10} )
-inherit distutils-r1
-
-DESCRIPTION="Command-line tool for installing ROS system dependencies"
-HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.ros.org/rosdep"
-
-if [[ ${PV} = *9999 ]]; then
-	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/ros-infrastructure/rosdep"
-	inherit git-r3
-else
-	SRC_URI="http://download.ros.org/downloads/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz
-		https://github.com/ros-infrastructure/rosdep/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz
-	"
-	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm"
-fi
-
-LICENSE="BSD"
-SLOT="0"
-
-# Tests need network
-RESTRICT="test"
-PROPERTIES="test_network"
-
-RDEPEND="
-	dev-python/catkin_pkg[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/rospkg[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/rosdistro[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	dev-python/pyyaml[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
-BDEPEND="
-	test? (
-		dev-python/mock[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		dev-python/flake8[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	)
-"
-PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/tests.patch" )
-
-distutils_enable_tests pytest
-
-src_test() {
-	unset ROS_DISTRO
-	distutils-r1_src_test
-}
-
-pkg_postrm() {
-	if [ "${ROOT:-/}" = "/" ] ; then
-		einfo "Removing rosdep default sources list."
-		rm -f "${EPREFIX}/etc/ros/rosdep/sources.list.d/20-default.list"
-	fi
-}
-
-pkg_postinst() {
-	if [ "${ROOT:-/}" = "/" -a ! -f "${EPREFIX}/etc/ros/rosdep/sources.list.d/20-default.list" ] ; then
-		einfo "Initializing rosdep"
-		rosdep init
-	fi
-}
diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index 4a645072e0eb6..7af0329dbf613 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ dev-python/rospkg
 dev-python/urdf_parser_py
 dev-python/vcstools
 dev-util/catkin
-dev-util/rosdep
 
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (2022-12-23)
 # Packages that still use dev-python/nose and have no revdeps.