diff --git a/httpclient5/pom.xml b/httpclient5/pom.xml
index 2cd51e18f2..a98f0076bf 100644
--- a/httpclient5/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient5/pom.xml
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
-      <artifactId>httpcore5</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpcore5-h2</artifactId>