diff --git a/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle b/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
index 405c9dfdce..a6e3da4f0a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
+++ b/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
         transitive = true
     }
     provided( libraries.ant )
-    provided( libraries.jacc ) {
-        transitive = false
-    }
+    provided( libraries.jacc )
     provided( libraries.validation )
     testCompile( libraries.validation )
     testCompile( libraries.validator ) {