diff --git a/docker_templates/templates/docker_images_ros2/nightly/create_ros_image.Dockerfile.em b/docker_templates/templates/docker_images_ros2/nightly/create_ros_image.Dockerfile.em
index 9121c70..8da661c 100644
--- a/docker_templates/templates/docker_images_ros2/nightly/create_ros_image.Dockerfile.em
+++ b/docker_templates/templates/docker_images_ros2/nightly/create_ros_image.Dockerfile.em
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ RUN echo "yaml file:///etc/ros/rosdep/@rule_file" | \
     mv temp /etc/ros/rosdep/sources.list.d/20-default.list
 @[    end for]@
 @[  end if]@
-RUN rosdep update --rosdistro $ROS_DISTRO
+RUN rosdep update
 
 @{
 if 'path' not in rosdep:
diff --git a/docker_templates/templates/docker_images_ros2/nightly/create_ros_nightly_overlay.Dockerfile.em b/docker_templates/templates/docker_images_ros2/nightly/create_ros_nightly_overlay.Dockerfile.em
index b6dcb53..bad3a79 100644
--- a/docker_templates/templates/docker_images_ros2/nightly/create_ros_nightly_overlay.Dockerfile.em
+++ b/docker_templates/templates/docker_images_ros2/nightly/create_ros_nightly_overlay.Dockerfile.em
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ RUN pip3 install -U \
 @
 @[if 'rosdep' in locals()]@
 # bootstrap rosdep
-RUN rosdep update --rosdistro $ROS_DISTRO
+RUN rosdep update
 
 @{
 if 'path' not in rosdep: