diff --git a/jetty-servlets/pom.xml b/jetty-servlets/pom.xml
index cb411bfbfea..bd23554bad3 100644
--- a/jetty-servlets/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-servlets/pom.xml
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-test-helper</artifactId>