diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b463d3c8c..2263675ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -321,18 +321,6 @@
                 <version>${version.jetty}</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
-                <artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
-                <version>5.3.0</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
-                <exclusions>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.groovy</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                </exclusions>
-            </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>