diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io-apis-2/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-io-apis-2/pom.xml
index 976cbd62e4..03ec8fc6cb 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-io-apis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-io-apis-2/pom.xml
@@ -81,12 +81,6 @@
             <version>7.1.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
-            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.1</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <finalName>core-java-io-apis-2</finalName>