diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-2/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-2/pom.xml
index fd7cc467f9..9f456fa8af 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-2/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-2/pom.xml
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-            <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jdbi</groupId>
             <artifactId>jdbi3-spring4</artifactId>