diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 501144c1..00000000
--- a/build.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
-
-fn main() {
-    let msg_path =
-        PathBuf::from(env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").expect("failed to get manifest root"))
-            .join("ros_msgs");
-    println!(
-        "cargo:rustc-env=ROSRUST_MSG_PATH={}",
-        msg_path.to_str().unwrap()
-    )
-}