diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-4/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-4/pom.xml
index 0761bffcd0..520de40529 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-4/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-4/pom.xml
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
-            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${assertj.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-
     <build>
         <finalName>core-java-lang-4</finalName>
         <resources>
@@ -34,9 +25,5 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
     </build>
-
-    <properties>
-        <assertj.version>3.19.0</assertj.version>
-    </properties>
       
 </project>
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