diff --git a/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-client/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-client/pom.xml
index 0bce1a0bcb..b0effcc035 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/restdocs/http-client/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-contract.version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-contract.version>
-		<spring-cloud-commons.version>1.1.8.RELEASE</spring-cloud-commons.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- tag::stub_runner[] -->
 		<dependency>
@@ -89,11 +84,6 @@
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-				<artifactId>spring-cloud-commons-dependencies</artifactId>
-				<version>${spring-cloud-commons.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 	<!-- end::contract_bom[] -->