diff --git a/rosdep/base.yaml b/rosdep/base.yaml
index b24d79deb16c7..972b2b95f2d12 100755
--- a/rosdep/base.yaml
+++ b/rosdep/base.yaml
@@ -3587,17 +3587,10 @@ libxkbcommon-dev:
   ubuntu: [libxkbcommon-dev]
 libxml++-2.6:
   arch: [libxml++]
-  debian: [libxml++2.6-2, libxml++2.6-dev]
+  debian: [libxml++2.6-dev]
   fedora: [libxml++, libxml++-devel]
   gentoo: ['dev-cpp/libxmlpp:2.6']
-  ubuntu:
-    precise: [libxml++2.6-2, libxml++2.6-dev]
-    saucy: [libxml++2.6-2, libxml++2.6-dev]
-    trusty: [libxml++2.6-2, libxml++2.6-dev]
-    utopic: [libxml++2.6-2, libxml++2.6-dev]
-    vivid: [libxml++2.6-2, libxml++2.6-dev]
-    wily: [libxml++2.6-2, libxml++2.6-dev]
-    xenial: [libxml++2.6-2v5, libxml++2.6-dev]
+  ubuntu: [libxml++2.6-dev]
 libxml2:
   arch: [libxml2]
   debian: [libxml2-dev]