diff --git a/third-party/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
index c28e66c..18df754 100644
--- a/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ add_subdirectory( "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/rsutils" )
 
 pop_security_flags() # remove security flags for third party, as we cannot guarantee their security enforcment
 
-include(CMake/external_json.cmake)
 # Add additional include directories to allow file to include rosbag headers
 include(${_rel_path}/realsense-file/config.cmake)
 
diff --git a/third-party/rsutils/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/rsutils/CMakeLists.txt
index b0fc310..50aa0e4 100644
--- a/third-party/rsutils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/rsutils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ set_target_properties( ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER Library )
 target_include_directories( ${PROJECT_NAME}
     PUBLIC
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
-        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/third-party/json/include>
 )
+find_package(nlohmann_json CONFIG REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC $<BUILD_LOCAL_INTERFACE:nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json>)
 
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