diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 240db27cdc..2013c7bdef 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ under the License.
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
@@ -179,7 +174,6 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>