diff --git a/nifi-framework-api/pom.xml b/nifi-framework-api/pom.xml
index cbcfcee88d..631897c043 100644
--- a/nifi-framework-api/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-framework-api/pom.xml
@@ -29,11 +29,5 @@
             <artifactId>nifi-api</artifactId>
             <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.nifi</groupId>
-            <artifactId>nifi-security-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>