diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-stream-dependencies/pom.xml
index 0c2dc8a93..1703a00f6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
                 <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream</artifactId>
                 <version>${spring.cloud.stream.version}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-codec</artifactId>
-                <version>${spring.cloud.stream.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-reactive</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-docs/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-stream-docs/pom.xml
index 0a652cf68..e158d7a6f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-docs/pom.xml
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.cloud.stream.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-codec</artifactId>
-			<version>${spring.cloud.stream.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-rxjava</artifactId>