diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml b/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml
index f794c3990f..047eddcbcb 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
             <artifactId>junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
             <version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-platform-runner</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-platform-console-standalone</artifactId>
diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/junit5/mockito/UserServiceUnitTest.java b/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/junit5/mockito/UserServiceUnitTest.java
index e13b4e24be..6aa3dd4a7f 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/junit5/mockito/UserServiceUnitTest.java
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/junit5/mockito/UserServiceUnitTest.java
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ package com.baeldung.junit5.mockito;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
-import org.junit.platform.runner.JUnitPlatform;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ import com.baeldung.junit5.mockito.service.Errors;
 import com.baeldung.junit5.mockito.service.UserService;
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
-@RunWith(JUnitPlatform.class)
 public class UserServiceUnitTest {
     
     UserService userService;
diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/param/PersonValidatorUnitTest.java b/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/param/PersonValidatorUnitTest.java
index 3db44c9d63..ce9b188afa 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/param/PersonValidatorUnitTest.java
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/param/PersonValidatorUnitTest.java
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.RepeatedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
-import org.junit.platform.runner.JUnitPlatform;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
-@RunWith(JUnitPlatform.class)
 @DisplayName("Testing PersonValidator")
 public class PersonValidatorUnitTest {