diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b8bb26825b..a6f72ed6b75 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1069,23 +1069,12 @@ if(CUDF_ENABLE_ARROW_PARQUET)
   )
 endif()
 
-string(
-  APPEND
-  install_code_string
-  [=[
-if(testing IN_LIST cudf_FIND_COMPONENTS)
-  enable_language(CUDA)
-endif()
-]=]
-)
-
 rapids_export(
   INSTALL cudf
   EXPORT_SET cudf-exports ${_components_export_string}
   GLOBAL_TARGETS cudf cudftestutil
   NAMESPACE cudf::
   DOCUMENTATION doc_string
-  FINAL_CODE_BLOCK install_code_string
 )
 
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