diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index 83091e902..98ccf2a1f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 				<!-- Import dependency management from Spring Boot -->
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-				<version>1.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+				<version>1.5.1.RELEASE</version>
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
@@ -66,26 +66,10 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-websocket</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-feign</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-zuul</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -96,10 +80,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
-			<artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>