diff --git a/robot_model/CMakeLists.txt b/robot_model/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79a5b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/robot_model/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
+project(robot_model)
+find_package(catkin REQUIRED)
+catkin_metapackage()
diff --git a/robot_model/package.xml b/robot_model/package.xml
index 09194a8..16e95ec 100644
--- a/robot_model/package.xml
+++ b/robot_model/package.xml
@@ -18,29 +18,6 @@
 
   <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
 
-  <build_depend>angles</build_depend> 
-  <build_depend>assimp</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>collada-dom</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>collada_parser</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>collada_urdf</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>common_msgs</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>convex_decomposition</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>curl</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>geometry</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>graphviz</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>ivcon</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>kdl_parser</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>orocos_kdl</build_depend> 
-  <build_depend>resource_retriever</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>ros</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>ros_comm</build_depend> 
-  <build_depend>rosconsole_bridge</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>urdf</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>urdf_parser</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>urdfdom</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>urdfdom_headers</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>joint_state_publisher</build_depend>
-
   <run_depend>angles</run_depend> 
   <run_depend>assimp</run_depend>
   <run_depend>collada-dom</run_depend>