diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index 6bf828d5ed..f5a1039697 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ object BuildDef extends Build {
   lazy val common =
     coreProject("common")
       .settings(description := "Common Libraties and Utilities",
-                libraryDependencies ++= Seq(slf4j_api, logback, slf4j_log4j12, commons_codec))
+                libraryDependencies ++= Seq(slf4j_api, logback, slf4j_log4j12))
 
   lazy val actor =
     coreProject("actor")