diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
index 5c9d5a6454..a488cc56cc 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 f279b9b4dd..24a1c5f25d 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
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@
 		<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 c55081f73b..ea7714ae89 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 50fa7eab1b..dda814a997 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 3733749074..cfa99d5d05 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/pom.xml
@@ -113,12 +113,6 @@
 		<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>