diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bcdce762..2dc71375 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,13 +108,6 @@
 				<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-hystrix</artifactId>
 				<version>${spring-cloud-netflix.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<!-- TODO: should be part of spring-cloud-starter-netflix? -->
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>io.reactivex</groupId>
-				<artifactId>rxjava-reactive-streams</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2.1</version>
-				<optional>true</optional>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/pom.xml
index f18b75dc..fc912dc0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/pom.xml
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-hystrix</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
-		<!-- TODO: should be part of spring-cloud-starter-netflix -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>io.reactivex</groupId>
-			<artifactId>rxjava-reactive-streams</artifactId>
-			<optional>true</optional>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>