diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml
index 6c371a301b..25ec258c39 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-json</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>