diff --git a/javaee/spi/pom.xml b/javaee/spi/pom.xml
index 34f86cfbb2..1510e8f765 100644
--- a/javaee/spi/pom.xml
+++ b/javaee/spi/pom.xml
@@ -15,19 +15,6 @@
 			<artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
 			<version>7.0</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.glassfish.web</groupId>
-			<artifactId>javax.el</artifactId>
-			<version>2.2.4</version>
-			<exclusions>
-				<!-- javaee-api already has it -->
-				<exclusion>
-					<artifactId>javax.el-api</artifactId>
-					<groupId>javax.el</groupId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>