diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonUtils.h b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonUtils.h
index 62020d81d0..c7777feec0 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonUtils.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonUtils.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #include <AzCore/JSON/writer.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonSerializationResult.h>
 
-// hello?
-
 namespace AZ
 {
     namespace IO
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/CMakeLists.txt b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a9fe3b07c..8ed02f2c2f 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ ly_add_target(
         PRIVATE
             AZ::AzCore
             AZ::AzFramework
-            AZ::AzToolsFramework
         PUBLIC
             Gem::Atom_RPI.Public
             Gem::Atom_Utils.Static
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ ly_add_target(
         PRIVATE
             AZ::AzCore
             AZ::AzFramework
-            AZ::AzToolsFramework
         PUBLIC
             Gem::Atom_RPI.Public
             Gem::Atom_Utils.Static
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@ ly_add_target(
         PRIVATE
             AZ::AzCore
             AZ::AzFramework
-            AZ::AzToolsFramework
             Gem::Atom_Feature_Common.Static
             Gem::Atom_Feature_Common.Public
             3rdParty::lux_core
@@ -164,7 +161,6 @@ if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_TESTS_SUPPORTED)
         BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
             PRIVATE
                 AZ::AzFramework
-                AZ::AzToolsFramework
                 AZ::AzTest
                 Gem::Atom_Feature_Common.Static
                 Gem::Atom_Feature_Common.Public
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/CMakeLists.txt b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/CMakeLists.txt
index 54e74b756b..521178be20 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Gems/Atom/RPI/Code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ ly_add_target(
             AZ::AtomCore
             AZ::AzCore
             AZ::AzFramework
-            AZ::AzToolsFramework
         PUBLIC
             Gem::Atom_RHI.Public
 )
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ ly_add_target(
             AZ::AtomCore
             AZ::AzCore
             AZ::AzFramework
-            AZ::AzToolsFramework
             Gem::Atom_RPI.Public
             Gem::Atom_RHI.Public
             Gem::Atom_RHI.Reflect
@@ -109,7 +107,6 @@ if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_HOST_TOOLS)
                 AZ::AtomCore
                 AZ::AzCore
                 AZ::AzFramework
-                AZ::AzToolsFramework
                 Gem::Atom_RPI.Public
                 Gem::Atom_RHI.Public
     )