diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a25f3bda2e..d5794c2819 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -448,12 +448,6 @@
         <version>${jaxb.version}</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
-        <artifactId>activation</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.1</version>
-      </dependency>
-
       <!-- utils -->
 
       <dependency>
diff --git a/scm-core/pom.xml b/scm-core/pom.xml
index 5ba07696a4..f15b77cded 100644
--- a/scm-core/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-core/pom.xml
@@ -182,11 +182,6 @@
       <artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
-      <artifactId>activation</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-
     <!-- validation -->
 
     <dependency>