diff --git a/c2/c2-protocol/c2-protocol-api/pom.xml b/c2/c2-protocol/c2-protocol-api/pom.xml
index b48d5c93c8..5fb3fb7ccd 100644
--- a/c2/c2-protocol/c2-protocol-api/pom.xml
+++ b/c2/c2-protocol/c2-protocol-api/pom.xml
@@ -33,9 +33,5 @@ limitations under the License.
             <artifactId>c2-protocol-component-api</artifactId>
             <version>1.17.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>