diff --git a/apache-geode-extensions/apache-geode-extensions.gradle b/apache-geode-extensions/apache-geode-extensions.gradle
index ead037f4..a434eaa8 100644
--- a/apache-geode-extensions/apache-geode-extensions.gradle
+++ b/apache-geode-extensions/apache-geode-extensions.gradle
@@ -5,22 +5,18 @@ description = "Apache Geode Extensions"
 dependencies {
 
     compile("org.apache.geode:geode-core:$apacheGeodeVersion") {
-        exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
         exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
     }
 
     compile("org.apache.geode:geode-cq:$apacheGeodeVersion") {
-        exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
         exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
     }
 
     compile("org.apache.geode:geode-lucene:$apacheGeodeVersion") {
-        exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
         exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
     }
 
     compile("org.apache.geode:geode-wan:$apacheGeodeVersion") {
-        exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
         exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
     }
 
diff --git a/spring-geode-actuator-autoconfigure/spring-geode-actuator-autoconfigure.gradle b/spring-geode-actuator-autoconfigure/spring-geode-actuator-autoconfigure.gradle
index 1f73e120..12b546df 100644
--- a/spring-geode-actuator-autoconfigure/spring-geode-actuator-autoconfigure.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-actuator-autoconfigure/spring-geode-actuator-autoconfigure.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile "edu.umd.cs.mtc:multithreadedtc"
 
     testCompile("org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test") {
-        exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
         exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
     }
 
diff --git a/spring-geode-actuator/spring-geode-actuator.gradle b/spring-geode-actuator/spring-geode-actuator.gradle
index 3075bff8..904e8fa6 100644
--- a/spring-geode-actuator/spring-geode-actuator.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-actuator/spring-geode-actuator.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile "edu.umd.cs.mtc:multithreadedtc"
 
     testCompile("org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test") {
-        exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
         exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
     }
 
diff --git a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/spring-geode-autoconfigure.gradle b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/spring-geode-autoconfigure.gradle
index bd6926d9..245489b4 100644
--- a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/spring-geode-autoconfigure.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/spring-geode-autoconfigure.gradle
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ dependencies {
 	testCompile "edu.umd.cs.mtc:multithreadedtc"
 
 	testCompile("org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test") {
-		exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
 		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-geode-samples/boot/actuator/spring-geode-samples-boot-actuator.gradle b/spring-geode-samples/boot/actuator/spring-geode-samples-boot-actuator.gradle
index fcd5c375..f2454dbf 100644
--- a/spring-geode-samples/boot/actuator/spring-geode-samples-boot-actuator.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-samples/boot/actuator/spring-geode-samples-boot-actuator.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ dependencies {
 	compile project(":spring-geode-starter-actuator")
 
 	compile(project(":spring-geode-starter-test")) {
-		exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
 		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-geode-starter-test/spring-geode-starter-test.gradle b/spring-geode-starter-test/spring-geode-starter-test.gradle
index 3a5b6146..9e14a34b 100644
--- a/spring-geode-starter-test/spring-geode-starter-test.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-starter-test/spring-geode-starter-test.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ dependencies {
 	compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 
 	compile('org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test') {
-		exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
 		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle b/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle
index c9082650..197901a9 100644
--- a/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode/spring-geode.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ dependencies {
 	compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter"
 
 	compile("org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode") {
-		exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
 		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
 	}
 
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ dependencies {
 	testCompile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-cassandra"
 
 	testCompile("org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test") {
-		exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
 		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
 	}