diff --git a/javaxval/pom.xml b/javaxval/pom.xml
index 0891fe6959..a05ee43aaf 100644
--- a/javaxval/pom.xml
+++ b/javaxval/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
-            <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${validation-api.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>