diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/build.gradle b/plugins/repository-hdfs/build.gradle
index 1dc625563e0..ed8fe3c518a 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-hdfs/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/repository-hdfs/build.gradle
@@ -493,10 +493,6 @@ thirdPartyAudit.excludes = [
   'com.squareup.okhttp.ResponseBody'
 ]
 
-if (project.rootProject.ext.javaVersion == JavaVersion.VERSION_1_9) {
-  thirdPartyAudit.excludes.add('javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.HexBinaryAdapter')
-}
-
 // Gradle 2.13 bundles org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder in its core.jar which leaks into the forbidden APIs ant task
 // Gradle 2.14+ does not bundle this class anymore so we need to properly exclude it here.
 if (GradleVersion.current() > GradleVersion.version("2.13")) {