diff --git a/src/rde/meson.build b/src/rde/meson.build
index 5cc45cf..456c807 100644
--- a/src/rde/meson.build
+++ b/src/rde/meson.build
@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
-
-cpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
-if cpp.has_header('nlohmann/json.hpp')
-    nlohmann_json_dep = declare_dependency()
-else
-    subproject('nlohmann', required: false)
-    nlohmann_json_dep = declare_dependency(
-        include_directories: [
-            'subprojects/nlohmann/single_include',
-            'subprojects/nlohmann/single_include/nlohmann',
-        ]
-    )
-endif
-
 rde_pre = declare_dependency(
   include_directories: [rde_inc],
   dependencies: [
-    nlohmann_json_dep,
+    dependency('nlohmann_json', include_type: 'system'),
     dependency('libbej'),
     dependency('phosphor-dbus-interfaces'),
     dependency('sdbusplus'),
diff --git a/subprojects/nlohmann.wrap b/subprojects/nlohmann.wrap
deleted file mode 100644
index a77b7c9..0000000
--- a/subprojects/nlohmann.wrap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[wrap-git]
-revision = b3e5cb7f20dcc5c806e418df34324eca60d17d4e
-url = https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
diff --git a/subprojects/nlohmann_json.wrap b/subprojects/nlohmann_json.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3745380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/nlohmann_json.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[wrap-git]
+revision = HEAD
+url = https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
+
+[provide]
+nlohmann_json = nlohmann_json_dep