diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-dependencies/pom.xml
index d8e62ad0..398aa5ad 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -245,24 +245,6 @@
 				<scope>test</scope>
 			</dependency>
 
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-				<artifactId>kubernetes-client</artifactId>
-				<version>${kubernetes-fabric8-client.version}</version>
-				<type>test-jar</type>
-				<scope>test</scope>
-				<exclusions>
-					<exclusion>
-						<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-						<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-					</exclusion>
-					<exclusion>
-						<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-						<artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-					</exclusion>
-				</exclusions>
-			</dependency>
-
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
 				<artifactId>wiremock-jre8</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-autoconfig/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-autoconfig/pom.xml
index 4030dec7..33cbe7bd 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-autoconfig/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-autoconfig/pom.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+			<!-- in favor of mockito-inline -->
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+					<artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -96,12 +103,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-webflux</artifactId>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-			<artifactId>kubernetes-client</artifactId>
-			<type>test-jar</type>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
 			<artifactId>kubernetes-server-mock</artifactId>
@@ -124,6 +125,12 @@
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+			<artifactId>mockito-inline</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 
 	</dependencies>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/pom.xml
index b80f7d13..29cca856 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/pom.xml
@@ -115,23 +115,6 @@
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-			<artifactId>kubernetes-client</artifactId>
-			<type>test-jar</type>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
 			<artifactId>kubernetes-server-mock</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/pom.xml
index b8a30194..7f9a9f81 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-discovery/pom.xml
@@ -79,23 +79,6 @@
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
-			<artifactId>kubernetes-client</artifactId>
-			<type>test-jar</type>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
 			<artifactId>kubernetes-server-mock</artifactId>