diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/remove_dependency.yml b/changelogs/fragments/remove_dependency.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1236d8637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/remove_dependency.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+breaking_changes:
+  - removed awx.awx implicit dependency, it will now be required to manually install awx.awx or ansible.tower collection
+...
diff --git a/galaxy.yml.j2 b/galaxy.yml.j2
index d40e29580..612735a8d 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml.j2
+++ b/galaxy.yml.j2
@@ -24,5 +24,3 @@ tags:
     - tower
     - collection
     - tower_configuration
-dependencies:
-    awx.awx: "*"