diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 437e7605..aaf1168e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-            <version>9.3.0</version>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>