diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/pom.xml
index 777bc6cb2d..7070b5e674 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/pom.xml
@@ -35,23 +35,21 @@
             <version>${lombok.version}</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${hibernate.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.vladmihalcea</groupId>
             <artifactId>db-util</artifactId>
             <version>${db-util.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+            <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+            <version>${byte-buddy.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
         <!-- The main class to start by executing java -jar -->
         <start-class>com.baeldung.h2db.demo.server.SpringBootApp</start-class>
-        <spring-boot.version>2.0.4.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
-        <hibernate.version>5.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
         <db-util.version>1.0.4</db-util.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/src/main/resources/application.properties b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/src/main/resources/application.properties
index ed1ffc63c3..0466eaac79 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true
 spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.validator.apply_to_ddl=false
 #spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.check_nullability=true
 spring.h2.console.enabled=true
-spring.h2.console.path=/h2-console
-debug=true
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+spring.h2.console.path=/h2-console
\ No newline at end of file