diff --git a/gradle/libraries.gradle b/gradle/libraries.gradle
index e7ccc1e5b9..dc9db985f3 100644
--- a/gradle/libraries.gradle
+++ b/gradle/libraries.gradle
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ ext {
             interceptor:    'javax.interceptor:javax.interceptor-api:1.2',
             // required by JAXB from JDK 9 as it is not available anymore in JDK 9
             activation:     'javax.activation:javax.activation-api:1.2.0',
-            jsr250_api:     'javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0',
 
             // logging
             logging:        'org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging:3.3.2.Final',
diff --git a/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle b/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
index 29bdf5d35f..db25d5ce3b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
+++ b/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ dependencies {
     xjc( libraries.jaxb2_basics )
     xjc( libraries.jaxb2_basics_ant )
     xjc( libraries.activation )
-    xjc( libraries.jsr250_api )
 
     provided( libraries.jacc )
     provided( libraries.validation )
diff --git a/tooling/metamodel-generator/hibernate-jpamodelgen.gradle b/tooling/metamodel-generator/hibernate-jpamodelgen.gradle
index e0b7fc7e8f..2232c7f247 100644
--- a/tooling/metamodel-generator/hibernate-jpamodelgen.gradle
+++ b/tooling/metamodel-generator/hibernate-jpamodelgen.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ dependencies {
     xjc( libraries.jaxb2_basics )
     xjc( libraries.jaxb2_basics_ant )
     xjc( libraries.activation )
-    xjc( libraries.jsr250_api )
 
     testCompile libraries.junit
     testCompile libraries.jpa