diff --git a/ci/build_wheel.sh b/ci/build_wheel.sh
index b9d32eff3c..26e3b0bc38 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ if [[ ${package_name} != "libraft" ]]; then
     )
 fi
 
-SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="-DUSE_NCCL_RUNTIME_WHEEL=ON"
-export SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS
+if [[ ${package_name} == "raft-dask" ]]; then
+  SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS="-DUSE_NCCL_RUNTIME_WHEEL=ON"
+  export SKBUILD_CMAKE_ARGS
+fi
 
 sccache --stop-server 2>/dev/null || true
 
diff --git a/conda/recipes/libraft/recipe.yaml b/conda/recipes/libraft/recipe.yaml
index ce8e2e0a30..ab3432c2c7 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/libraft/recipe.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/libraft/recipe.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 schema_version: 1
 
@@ -192,17 +192,15 @@ outputs:
         - cmake ${{ cmake_version }}
         - ${{ compiler("c") }}
       host:
-        - ${{ pin_subpackage("libraft-headers", exact=True) }}
+        - ${{ pin_subpackage("libraft-headers-only", exact=True) }}
         - cuda-version =${{ cuda_version }}
-        - cuda-profiler-api
         - libcublas-dev
         - libcurand-dev
         - libcusolver-dev
         - libcusparse-dev
       run:
-        - ${{ pin_subpackage("libraft-headers", exact=True) }}
+        - ${{ pin_subpackage("libraft-headers-only", exact=True) }}
         - ${{ pin_compatible("cuda-version", upper_bound="x", lower_bound="x") }}
-        - cuda-profiler-api
         - libcublas
         - libcurand
         - libcusolver
@@ -242,17 +240,15 @@ outputs:
         - cmake ${{ cmake_version }}
         - ${{ compiler("c") }}
       host:
-        - ${{ pin_subpackage("libraft-headers", exact=True) }}
+        - ${{ pin_subpackage("libraft-headers-only", exact=True) }}
         - cuda-version =${{ cuda_version }}
-        - cuda-profiler-api
         - libcublas-dev
         - libcurand-dev
         - libcusolver-dev
         - libcusparse-dev
       run:
-        - ${{ pin_subpackage("libraft-headers", exact=True) }}
+        - ${{ pin_subpackage("libraft-headers-only", exact=True) }}
         - ${{ pin_compatible("cuda-version", upper_bound="x", lower_bound="x") }}
-        - cuda-profiler-api
         - libcublas
         - libcurand
         - libcusolver
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 459242e20c..0a56291454 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ files:
       - build_common
       - depends_on_librmm
       - depends_on_rapids_logger
-      - depends_on_nccl
   py_run_libraft:
     output: pyproject
     pyproject_dir: python/libraft
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ files:
       - cuda_wheels
       - depends_on_librmm
       - depends_on_rapids_logger
-      - depends_on_nccl
   py_build_pylibraft:
     output: pyproject
     pyproject_dir: python/pylibraft