diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 318b0ed3..57314c02 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
         <jakarta.validation-api.version>3.0.2</jakarta.validation-api.version>
         <joinfaces.version>5.1.0</joinfaces.version>
         <maven-model.version>3.9.3</maven-model.version>
-        <httpclient5.version>5.2.1</httpclient5.version>
 
         <!-- test library versions -->
         <selenium.version>4.10.0</selenium.version>
@@ -154,12 +153,6 @@
                 <artifactId>findbugs-annotations</artifactId>
                 <version>${findbugs-annotations.version}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
-                <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
-                <version>${httpclient5.version}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
-            </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>