diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index be0e7962b4b..e233beb694c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1368,6 +1368,13 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
             <artifactId>hadoop-client</artifactId>
             <version>${hadoop-two.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+              <exclusion>
+                <!-- We use a newer version of netty -->
+                <groupId>org.jboss.netty</groupId>
+                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
@@ -1380,6 +1387,13 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
             <artifactId>hadoop-minicluster</artifactId>
             <version>${hadoop-two.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+              <exclusion>
+                <!-- We use a newer version of netty -->
+                <groupId>org.jboss.netty</groupId>
+                <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </dependencyManagement>