diff --git a/jans-auth-server/agama/engine/pom.xml b/jans-auth-server/agama/engine/pom.xml
index 4305d50bc7b..2493bae06a7 100644
--- a/jans-auth-server/agama/engine/pom.xml
+++ b/jans-auth-server/agama/engine/pom.xml
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-            <version>20230227</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Needed for htmlunit <-> log4j2 intergration -->