diff --git a/activemq-karaf/src/main/resources/features-core.xml b/activemq-karaf/src/main/resources/features-core.xml
index 752e4d2545..3f52fbf215 100644
--- a/activemq-karaf/src/main/resources/features-core.xml
+++ b/activemq-karaf/src/main/resources/features-core.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
     <!-- All bundles needed by the broker -->
     <feature name="activemq" description="ActiveMQ broker libraries" version="${project.version}" resolver="(obr)" start-level="50">
+      <feature>connector</feature>
       <feature>http</feature>
       <feature version="${project.version}">activemq-client</feature>
       <bundle>mvn:org.apache.activemq/activemq-karaf/${project.version}</bundle>
@@ -60,8 +61,6 @@
       <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.xpp3/${xpp3-bundle-version}</bundle>
       <bundle dependency="true">mvn:joda-time/joda-time/${jodatime-bundle-version}</bundle>
       <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.xstream/${xstream-bundle-version}</bundle>
-      <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.aries.transaction/org.apache.aries.transaction.manager/${aries-transaction-version}</bundle>
-      <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.geronimo.specs/geronimo-j2ee-connector_1.5_spec/2.0.0</bundle>
       <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.aries/org.apache.aries.util/${aries-version}</bundle>
       <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.activemq/activeio-core/${activeio-version}</bundle>
       <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.codehaus.jettison/jettison/${jettison-version}</bundle>