diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index b0a7026a7..001268427 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <!--
     The parent pom defines common style checks and testing strategies for our samples.
-    Removing or replacing it should not affect the execution of the samples in anyway.
+    Removing or replacing it should not affect the execution of the samples in any way.
   -->
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.cloud.samples</groupId>
@@ -42,19 +42,6 @@
       <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
       <artifactId>google-cloud-spanner-jdbc</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- [END spanner-jdbc_install_with_bom] -->
-
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.13.2</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
-      <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.5</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  <!-- [END spanner-jdbc_install_with_bom] -->
 </project>