diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-property-exp/property-exp-custom-config/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-property-exp/property-exp-custom-config/pom.xml
index e38a2742d5..f0df50cf76 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-property-exp/property-exp-custom-config/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-property-exp/property-exp-custom-config/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <spring-boot.version>2.2.6.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
         <custom.property>Custom Property Value</custom.property>
         <apache-maven.version>2.7</apache-maven.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>