diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb924e9ce..41157e8a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,18 +12,10 @@
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
 		<spring-cloud-stream.version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-stream.version>
-		<spring-boot.version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-boot.version>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-				<artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-				<version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
-				<scope>import</scope>
-				<type>pom</type>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream</artifactId>