diff --git a/examples/core/vertx-connector/pom.xml b/examples/core/vertx-connector/pom.xml
index 0fd9ae3cc8..cfcd88f619 100644
--- a/examples/core/vertx-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/core/vertx-connector/pom.xml
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ under the License.
          <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
          <artifactId>geronimo-jms_2.0_spec</artifactId>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-         <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
-         <artifactId>geronimo-jms_2.0_spec</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
       <artifactId>vertx-core</artifactId>