diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30da6d038..7ecac1099 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 		<rxjava.version>1.0.14</rxjava.version>
-		<spring-boot.version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-boot.version>
 		<spring-framework.version>4.2.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-framework.version>
 		<spring-integration.version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-integration.version>
 	</properties>
@@ -44,13 +43,6 @@
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-				<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-				<version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
-				<type>pom</type>
-				<scope>import</scope>
-			</dependency>
 		    <dependency>
 			  <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			  <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream</artifactId>