diff --git a/cmake/taostools_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/taostools_CMakeLists.txt.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bbda8309f..0000000000
--- a/cmake/taostools_CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-
-# taos-tools
-ExternalProject_Add(taos-tools
-        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/taosdata/taos-tools.git
-        GIT_TAG main
-        SOURCE_DIR "${TD_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/taos-tools"
-        BINARY_DIR ""
-        #BUILD_IN_SOURCE TRUE
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-        BUILD_COMMAND ""
-        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-        TEST_COMMAND ""
-)
diff --git a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
index 78eded3928..d86a453dbb 100644
--- a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ endif()
 set(CONTRIB_TMP_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deps_tmp_CMakeLists.txt.in")
 configure_file("${TD_SUPPORT_DIR}/deps_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${CONTRIB_TMP_FILE})
 
-# taos-tools
-if(${BUILD_TOOLS})
-    cat("${TD_SUPPORT_DIR}/taostools_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${CONTRIB_TMP_FILE})
-endif()
-
 # taosws-rs
 if(${WEBSOCKET})
     cat("${TD_SUPPORT_DIR}/taosws_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${CONTRIB_TMP_FILE})