diff --git a/controller_manager/CMakeLists.txt b/controller_manager/CMakeLists.txt
index e500da0294..0ac0fdf2ef 100644
--- a/controller_manager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/controller_manager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   )
   target_link_libraries(test_hardware_spawner
     controller_manager
-    ros2_control_test_assets::ros2_control_test_assets
   )
 
   install(FILES test/test_controller_spawner_with_type.yaml
diff --git a/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_spawner.cpp b/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_spawner.cpp
index 6fd1269fa9..b9f3027602 100644
--- a/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_spawner.cpp
+++ b/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_spawner.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class TestHardwareSpawnerWithNamespacedCM
 public:
   TestHardwareSpawnerWithNamespacedCM()
   : ControllerManagerFixture<controller_manager::ControllerManager>(
-      ros2_control_test_assets::minimal_robot_urdf, "foo_namespace"),
+      ros2_control_test_assets::minimal_robot_urdf, false, "foo_namespace"),
     RMServiceCaller("foo_namespace/" + std::string(TEST_CM_NAME))
   {
     cm_->set_parameter(