diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d307bc9a..9841087b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
 			<artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
-			<version>${reactor}</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>