diff --git a/Tools/PyUtils/python/scripts/cmake_newskeleton.py b/Tools/PyUtils/python/scripts/cmake_newskeleton.py
index c2508c4f5a7e4ff676edf04b311f738b7dd75f11..02528bf0b5f342e852a28312e163f7d0cd2f582a 100644
--- a/Tools/PyUtils/python/scripts/cmake_newskeleton.py
+++ b/Tools/PyUtils/python/scripts/cmake_newskeleton.py
@@ -68,21 +68,9 @@ def main(args):
         # Declare external dependencies ... default here is to include ROOT
         find_package( ROOT COMPONENTS MathCore RIO Core Tree Hist )
 
-        # Declare public and private dependencies
-        # Public dependencies are anything that appears in the headers in public include dir
-        # Private is anything else
-        
-        # An example is included
-        atlas_depends_on_subdirs(
-            PUBLIC
-   
-            PRIVATE
-            Control/AthAnalysisBaseComps
-        )
-
         # Declare package as a library
         # Note the convention that library names get "Lib" suffix
-        # Any package you add to dependencies above, you should add
+        # Any package you depend on you should add
         # to LINK_LIBRARIES line below (see the example)
         atlas_add_library( %(pkg_name)sLib src/*.cxx
                            PUBLIC_HEADERS %(pkg_name)s
@@ -91,9 +79,10 @@ def main(args):
                                             AthAnalysisBaseCompsLib
         )
 
-        # if you add components (tools, algorithms) to this package
+        # if you add athena components (tools, algorithms) to this package
         # these lines are needed so you can configure them in joboptions
         atlas_add_component( %(pkg_name)s src/components/*.cxx
+                              NOCLIDDB
                               LINK_LIBRARIES %(pkg_name)sLib 
         )