diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 7db33c8917..8b7b95e577 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@
                       <exclude>META-INF/DEPENDENCIES</exclude>
                       <exclude>META-INF/LICENSE</exclude>
                       <exclude>META-INF/NOTICE</exclude>
-                      <exclude>google/protobuf/**</exclude>
                     </excludes>
                   </filter>
                 </filters>