diff --git a/conda/recipes/cudf_kafka/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/cudf_kafka/meta.yaml
index babedfd4685..7319027699a 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/cudf_kafka/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/cudf_kafka/meta.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ requirements:
   run:
     - python
     - libcudf_kafka ={{ version }}
-    - python-confluent-kafka >=1.9.0,<1.10.0a0
     - cudf ={{ version }}
 
 test:
diff --git a/conda/recipes/custreamz/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/custreamz/meta.yaml
index 6c10369d1cd..efd37cbc019 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/custreamz/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/custreamz/meta.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ build:
 requirements:
   host:
     - python
-    - python-confluent-kafka >=1.7.0,<1.8.0a0
+    - python-confluent-kafka >=1.9.0,<1.10.0a0
     - cudf_kafka ={{ version }}
   run:
     - python
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ requirements:
     - dask ==2023.3.2
     - dask-core ==2023.3.2
     - distributed ==2023.3.2.1
-    - python-confluent-kafka >=1.7.0,<1.8.0a0
+    - python-confluent-kafka >=1.9.0,<1.10.0a0
     - cudf_kafka ={{ version }}
 
 test:
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 0895c09934d..c3a1be7a85e 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -393,20 +393,20 @@ dependencies:
           - *cupy_pip
   run_cudf_kafka:
     common:
-      - output_types: conda
-        packages:
-          - python-confluent-kafka>=1.9.0,<1.10.0a0
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
           - *cudf
-          - confluent-kafka>=1.9.0,<1.10.0a0
   run_custreamz:
     common:
+      - output_types: conda
+        packages:
+          - python-confluent-kafka>=1.9.0,<1.10.0a0
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
           - streamz
       - output_types: [requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
+          - confluent-kafka>=1.9.0,<1.10.0a0
           - *cudf
           - cudf_kafka==23.6.*
   test_cpp:
diff --git a/python/cudf_kafka/pyproject.toml b/python/cudf_kafka/pyproject.toml
index f100a8f5f19..ba51f3ba18d 100644
--- a/python/cudf_kafka/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cudf_kafka/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ authors = [
 license = { text = "Apache 2.0" }
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
-    "confluent-kafka>=1.9.0,<1.10.0a0",
     "cudf==23.6.*",
 ] # This list was generated by `rapids-dependency-file-generator`. To make changes, edit ../../dependencies.yaml and run `rapids-dependency-file-generator`.
 
diff --git a/python/custreamz/pyproject.toml b/python/custreamz/pyproject.toml
index a0d5df64e64..647c696d67b 100644
--- a/python/custreamz/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/custreamz/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ authors = [
 license = { text = "Apache 2.0" }
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = [
+    "confluent-kafka>=1.9.0,<1.10.0a0",
     "cudf==23.6.*",
     "cudf_kafka==23.6.*",
     "streamz",