diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a3bdbe14..0c29c140 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
             <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${reactor}</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>