diff --git a/spring-threads/pom.xml b/spring-threads/pom.xml
index bf3d460ac0..4513c627b9 100644
--- a/spring-threads/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-threads/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <properties>
-        <assertj.version>3.12.2</assertj.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>