diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71bc4d6e96..ddae473fbb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ The MIT License (MIT)
     </site>
   </distributionManagement>
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-      <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.takes</groupId>
       <artifactId>takes</artifactId>