diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 276e6f619a..fa664655ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1345,12 +1345,6 @@ under the License.
         <version>2.0.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
-        <artifactId>HikariCP</artifactId>
-        <version>7.0.2</version>
-      </dependency>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.zonky.test</groupId>
         <artifactId>embedded-postgres</artifactId>