diff --git a/artemis-distribution/src/main/assembly/dep.xml b/artemis-distribution/src/main/assembly/dep.xml
index 393350824d..f9847478e1 100644
--- a/artemis-distribution/src/main/assembly/dep.xml
+++ b/artemis-distribution/src/main/assembly/dep.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
             <include>org.jboss.slf4j:slf4j-jboss-logmanager</include>
             <include>org.jctools:jctools-core</include>
             <include>io.netty:netty-all</include>
-            <include>io.netty:netty-tcnative-boringssl-static</include>
             <include>org.apache.qpid:proton-j</include>
             <include>org.apache.activemq:activemq-client</include>
             <include>org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy</include>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35ce4ed83e..b68964a37d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@
       <mockito.version>2.25.0</mockito.version>
       <jctools.version>2.1.2</jctools.version>
       <netty.version>4.1.34.Final</netty.version>
-      <netty-tcnative-version>2.0.22.Final</netty-tcnative-version>
+
+      <!-- this is basically for tests -->
+      <netty-tcnative-version>2.0.23.Final</netty-tcnative-version>
       <proton.version>0.33.2</proton.version>
       <resteasy.version>3.0.19.Final</resteasy.version>
       <slf4j.version>1.7.21</slf4j.version>