diff --git a/spring-5-reactive-security/pom.xml b/spring-5-reactive-security/pom.xml
index 58c993bda5..2024cb5138 100644
--- a/spring-5-reactive-security/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-5-reactive-security/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@
         <geronimo-json_1.1_spec.version>1.0</geronimo-json_1.1_spec.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <project-reactor-test>3.1.6.RELEASE</project-reactor-test>
-        <spring-boot.version>2.2.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>