diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
index c5158f9081..e5ca4d5548 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -110,12 +110,6 @@
 				<groupId>com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
 				<version>${jsonassert.version}</version>
-				<exclusions>
-					<exclusion>
-						<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-						<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-					</exclusion>
-				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- This has shadowed deps -->
 			<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-verifier/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-verifier/pom.xml
index 92a51e2b3c..92f0cb5f28 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-verifier/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-verifier/pom.xml
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-					<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>cglib</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml
index 98654e79f6..09558a7a78 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@
 			<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
 			<version>0.5.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-					<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/different-module-configuration/module/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/different-module-configuration/module/pom.xml
index 02ec20a94d..db59aac4f0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/different-module-configuration/module/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/different-module-configuration/module/pom.xml
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@
 			<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
 			<version>0.5.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-					<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml
index 30a29e262d..486532b0aa 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.toomuchcoding.jsonassert</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-					<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>