diff --git a/artemis-distribution/pom.xml b/artemis-distribution/pom.xml
index f499e32d34..2630a36863 100644
--- a/artemis-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/artemis-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -132,10 +132,6 @@
            <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
            <artifactId>activemq-openwire-legacy</artifactId>
        </dependency>
-       <dependency>
-           <groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
-           <artifactId>tomcat-servlet-api</artifactId>
-       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Management Console Dependencies -->
        <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1efdf17ee..e24a071d78 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -749,11 +749,6 @@
             <classifier>uber</classifier>
             <!-- License: (Joint): Apache 2.0 & EPL 1.0 -->
         </dependency>
-         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
-            <artifactId>tomcat-servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>8.5.5</version>
-         </dependency>
          <!-- ## End Jetty Wed Dependencies ## -->
 
          <!-- for URL reflection. Using Populate on URI Factory at activemq-commons -->