diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index a36da64db7..1493a6a1a6 100755
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
 			<artifactId>tomcat-embed-jasper</artifactId>
-			<version>${tomcat.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>