diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
index 63c33c9152..f34e81bb46 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -138,11 +138,6 @@
 					</exclusion>
 				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.skyscreamer</groupId>
-				<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.3</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
 				<artifactId>aether-api</artifactId>