diff --git a/ethereumj/pom.xml b/ethereumj/pom.xml
index 2744ad6dd5..e20d7ddc52 100644
--- a/ethereumj/pom.xml
+++ b/ethereumj/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
-            <!--<scope>provided</scope> -->
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Unit Testing -->
diff --git a/vavr/pom.xml b/vavr/pom.xml
index 1c515b5881..712d87054c 100644
--- a/vavr/pom.xml
+++ b/vavr/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
             <version>${vavr.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>