diff --git a/ejb/ejb-remote/pom.xml b/ejb/ejb-remote/pom.xml
index fffbbdb1da..dac2fefb84 100755
--- a/ejb/ejb-remote/pom.xml
+++ b/ejb/ejb-remote/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax</groupId>
             <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${javaee-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/ejb/ejb-session-beans/pom.xml b/ejb/ejb-session-beans/pom.xml
index 14ab0790e7..da76169729 100644
--- a/ejb/ejb-session-beans/pom.xml
+++ b/ejb/ejb-session-beans/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax</groupId>
             <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${javaee-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>