diff --git a/foxy/distribution.yaml b/foxy/distribution.yaml
index 0a82cf6a819f4..6db38bd0d8e39 100644
--- a/foxy/distribution.yaml
+++ b/foxy/distribution.yaml
@@ -2601,21 +2601,6 @@ repositories:
         release: release/foxy/{package}/{version}
       url: https://github.com/ros-gbp/ompl-release.git
       version: 1.5.0-1
-  openvslam:
-    doc:
-      type: git
-      url: https://github.com/OpenVSLAM-Community/openvslam.git
-      version: foxy-devel
-    release:
-      tags:
-        release: release/foxy/{package}/{version}
-      url: https://github.com/OpenVSLAM-Community/openvslam-release.git
-      version: 0.2.4-2
-    source:
-      type: git
-      url: https://github.com/OpenVSLAM-Community/openvslam.git
-      version: foxy-devel
-    status: developed
   openzen_driver:
     doc:
       type: git
diff --git a/galactic/distribution.yaml b/galactic/distribution.yaml
index 2356242d5233e..0010db17da2a6 100644
--- a/galactic/distribution.yaml
+++ b/galactic/distribution.yaml
@@ -2253,21 +2253,6 @@ repositories:
       type: git
       url: https://github.com/rpng/open_vins.git
       version: master
-  openvslam:
-    doc:
-      type: git
-      url: https://github.com/OpenVSLAM-Community/openvslam.git
-      version: galactic-devel
-    release:
-      tags:
-        release: release/galactic/{package}/{version}
-      url: https://github.com/OpenVSLAM-Community/openvslam-release.git
-      version: 0.2.4-1
-    source:
-      type: git
-      url: https://github.com/OpenVSLAM-Community/openvslam.git
-      version: galactic-devel
-    status: developed
   orocos_kinematics_dynamics:
     doc:
       type: git