diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e61e3d763..5e8e2ab22 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 		<eclipselink>2.6.5</eclipselink>
 		<hibernate>5.2.11.Final</hibernate>
-		<hsqldb1>1.8.0.10</hsqldb1>
 		<jpa>2.0.0</jpa>
 		<springdata.commons>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</springdata.commons>
 
@@ -293,12 +292,6 @@
 						<version>${spring}</version>
 						<scope>runtime</scope>
 					</dependency>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
-						<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-						<version>${hsqldb1}</version>
-						<scope>runtime</scope>
-					</dependency>
 				</dependencies>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>