diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 2a4da63c5..ac4ee7e51 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ dependencies:
 - clang==20.1.4
 - click >=8.1
 - cmake>=3.30.4,<4
-- cuda-cudart-dev
 - cuda-cupti-dev
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-nvml-dev
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
index e88f94d0b..399defa4d 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-129_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ dependencies:
 - clang==20.1.4
 - click >=8.1
 - cmake>=3.30.4,<4
-- cuda-cudart-dev
 - cuda-cupti-dev
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-nvml-dev
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-aarch64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-aarch64.yaml
index 4b4857357..02194c20e 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-aarch64.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ dependencies:
 - clang==20.1.4
 - click >=8.1
 - cmake>=3.30.4,<4
-- cuda-cudart-dev
 - cuda-cupti-dev
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-nvml-dev
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 830b4c703..4bee6cc2b 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-130_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ dependencies:
 - clang==20.1.4
 - click >=8.1
 - cmake>=3.30.4,<4
-- cuda-cudart-dev
 - cuda-cupti-dev
 - cuda-nvcc
 - cuda-nvml-dev
diff --git a/conda/recipes/librapidsmpf/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/librapidsmpf/recipe.yaml
index 749e00511..1d1f81ba6 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/librapidsmpf/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/librapidsmpf/recipe.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ cache:
       - ${{ stdlib("c") }}
     host:
       - cuda-version =${{ cuda_version }}
-      - cuda-cudart-dev
       - cuda-cupti-dev
       - cuda-nvml-dev
       - librmm =${{ minor_version }}
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ outputs:
         - ${{ stdlib("c") }}
       host:
         - cuda-version =${{ cuda_version }}
-        - cuda-cudart-dev
         - cuda-cupti-dev
         - cuda-nvml-dev
         - libcudf =${{ minor_version }}
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ outputs:
         - ucxx ${{ ucxx_version }}
       run:
         - ${{ pin_compatible("cuda-version", upper_bound="x", lower_bound="x") }}
-        - cuda-cudart
         - cuda-cupti
         - librmm =${{ minor_version }}
         - libcudf =${{ minor_version }}
@@ -130,7 +127,6 @@ outputs:
           - ${{ compiler("cxx") }}
           - ${{ stdlib("c") }}
         by_name:
-          - cuda-cudart
           - cuda-cupti
           - libcudf
           - openmpi
@@ -155,7 +151,6 @@ outputs:
         - cuda-nvml-dev
         - ${{ stdlib("c") }}
       host:
-        - cuda-cudart-dev
         - cuda-cupti-dev
         - cuda-nvml-dev
         - cuda-version =${{ cuda_version }}
@@ -165,7 +160,6 @@ outputs:
         - ${{ pin_subpackage("librapidsmpf", exact=True) }}
       run:
         - ${{ pin_compatible("cuda-version", upper_bound="x", lower_bound="x") }}
-        - cuda-cudart
         - cuda-cupti
         - librmm =${{ minor_version }}
         - libcudf =${{ minor_version }}
@@ -178,7 +172,6 @@ outputs:
           - ${{ compiler("cuda") }} =${{ cuda_version }}
           - ${{ stdlib("c") }}
         by_name:
-          - cuda-cudart
           - cuda-cupti
           - librmm
           - libcudf
diff --git a/conda/recipes/rapidsmpf/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/rapidsmpf/recipe.yaml
index af0799954..5020e12eb 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/rapidsmpf/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/rapidsmpf/recipe.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ requirements:
     - libnuma
     - ${{ stdlib("c") }}
   host:
-    - cuda-cudart-dev
     - cuda-cupti-dev
     - cuda-version =${{ cuda_version }}
     - cython >=3.0.3,<3.2.0
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ requirements:
       - ${{ compiler("cuda") }}
       - ${{ stdlib("c") }}
     by_name:
-      - cuda-cudart
       - cuda-cupti
       - cuda-version
       - openmpi
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index b2c16dba3..e791ad805 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ option(BUILD_TESTS "Configure CMake to build tests" ON)
 option(BUILD_BENCHMARKS "Configure CMake to build benchmarks" ON)
 option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Configure CMake to build examples" ON)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build RapidsMPF shared library" ON)
-# cudart can be statically linked or dynamically linked. The python ecosystem wants dynamic linking
-option(CUDA_STATIC_RUNTIME "Statically link the CUDA runtime" OFF)
 option(RAPIDSMPF_CLANG_TIDY "Enable clang-tidy during compilation" OFF)
 option(RAPIDSMPF_ASAN "Enable AddressSanitizer" OFF)
 option(RAPIDSMPF_VERBOSE_INFO "Enable detail mode" OFF)
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@ message(STATUS "  BUILD_TESTS             : ${BUILD_TESTS}")
 message(STATUS "  BUILD_BENCHMARKS        : ${BUILD_BENCHMARKS}")
 message(STATUS "  BUILD_EXAMPLES          : ${BUILD_EXAMPLES}")
 message(STATUS "  BUILD_SHARED_LIBS       : ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS}")
-message(STATUS "  CUDA_STATIC_RUNTIME     : ${CUDA_STATIC_RUNTIME}")
 message(STATUS "  RAPIDSMPF_CLANG_TIDY    : ${RAPIDSMPF_CLANG_TIDY}")
 message(STATUS "  RAPIDSMPF_ASAN          : ${RAPIDSMPF_ASAN}")
 message(STATUS "  RAPIDSMPF_VERBOSE_INFO  : ${RAPIDSMPF_VERBOSE_INFO}")
@@ -292,7 +289,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(
          $<$<BOOL:${RAPIDSMPF_VERBOSE_INFO}>:RAPIDSMPF_VERBOSE_INFO>
 )
 
-rapids_cuda_set_runtime(rapidsmpf USE_STATIC ${CUDA_STATIC_RUNTIME})
+rapids_cuda_set_runtime(rapidsmpf USE_STATIC ON)
 
 add_library(rapidsmpf::rapidsmpf ALIAS rapidsmpf)
 
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 50a42db64..b6ac145f5 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda]
         packages:
-          - cuda-cudart-dev
           - cuda-cupti-dev
           - cuda-nvml-dev
           - cuda-nvrtc-dev
diff --git a/python/librapidsmpf/CMakeLists.txt b/python/librapidsmpf/CMakeLists.txt
index f8ee3215d..8502191d6 100644
--- a/python/librapidsmpf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/librapidsmpf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,5 @@ endif()
 
 unset(RAPIDSMPF_FOUND)
 
-set(CUDA_STATIC_RUNTIME ON)
 add_subdirectory(../../cpp librapidsmpf)
 find_package(CUDAToolkit REQUIRED)