diff --git a/java-redpanda/pom.xml b/java-redpanda/pom.xml
index c371fecadb..e62fe51008 100644
--- a/java-redpanda/pom.xml
+++ b/java-redpanda/pom.xml
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
-            <artifactId>redpanda</artifactId>
-            <version>${redpanda.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -59,4 +52,4 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>