diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-aspects/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-aspects/pom.xml
index 1e0ebb8aa..d3cd94ab1 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-aspects/pom.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@
             <artifactId>neo4j-cypher-dsl</artifactId>
             <version>${neo4j-cypher-dsl.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>neo4j</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
index 7eb544027..6dcb894cd 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j/pom.xml
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@
             <groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>neo4j-cypher-dsl</artifactId>
             <version>${neo4j-cypher-dsl.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>neo4j</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>