diff --git a/libraries-data-2/README.md b/libraries-data-2/README.md
index 893d3e64e8..ee604acf6b 100644
--- a/libraries-data-2/README.md
+++ b/libraries-data-2/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ This module contains articles about libraries for data processing in Java.
 - [An Introduction to SuanShu](https://www.baeldung.com/suanshu)
 - [Intro to Derive4J](https://www.baeldung.com/derive4j)
 - [Univocity Parsers](https://www.baeldung.com/java-univocity-parsers)
-- [Using Kafka MockConsumer](https://www.baeldung.com/kafka-mockconsumer)
-- [Using Kafka MockProducer](https://www.baeldung.com/kafka-mockproducer)
 - More articles: [[<-- prev]](/../libraries-data)
 
 ##### Building the project
diff --git a/libraries-data-2/pom.xml b/libraries-data-2/pom.xml
index 1feb3142ee..cce2e57d22 100644
--- a/libraries-data-2/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-data-2/pom.xml
@@ -116,11 +116,6 @@
             <artifactId>univocity-parsers</artifactId>
             <version>${univocity.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
-            <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>${kafka.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
@@ -144,13 +139,6 @@
             <version>${byte-buddy.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
-            <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>${kafka.version}</version>
-            <classifier>test</classifier>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <repositories>
@@ -176,7 +164,6 @@
         <slf4j.version>1.7.25</slf4j.version>
         <awaitility.version>3.0.0</awaitility.version>
         <univocity.version>2.8.4</univocity.version>
-        <kafka.version>2.5.0</kafka.version>
         <guava.version>29.0-jre</guava.version>
     </properties>