diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/r/description.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/r/description.mustache
index 1d6f09608d6..2a16f842bf1 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/r/description.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/r/description.mustache
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Encoding: UTF-8
 License: {{#lambdaLicense}}{{licenseInfo}}{{/lambdaLicense}}{{^licenseInfo}}Unlicense{{/licenseInfo}}
 LazyData: true
 Suggests: testthat
-Imports: jsonlite, httr, R6, base64enc{{#useRlangExceptionHandling}}, rlang{{/useRlangExceptionHandling}}
+Imports: jsonlite, httr, R6, base64enc
 RoxygenNote: 7.2.0
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/R/DESCRIPTION b/samples/client/petstore/R/DESCRIPTION
index 49307b21458..2afb45624b0 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/R/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/R/DESCRIPTION
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Encoding: UTF-8
 License: Apache License 2.0
 LazyData: true
 Suggests: testthat
-Imports: jsonlite, httr, R6, base64enc, rlang
+Imports: jsonlite, httr, R6, base64enc
 RoxygenNote: 7.2.0