diff --git a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/pom.xml b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/pom.xml
index a49ecae5e..459040edc 100644
--- a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/pom.xml
+++ b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/pom.xml
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-test-support</artifactId>
@@ -48,10 +44,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-webflux</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>io.projectreactor.netty</groupId>
-			<artifactId>reactor-netty</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>