diff --git a/kafka/src/main/java/io/micronaut/configuration/kafka/health/KafkaHealthIndicator.java b/kafka/src/main/java/io/micronaut/configuration/kafka/health/KafkaHealthIndicator.java
index bc6567d44..2285f6644 100644
--- a/kafka/src/main/java/io/micronaut/configuration/kafka/health/KafkaHealthIndicator.java
+++ b/kafka/src/main/java/io/micronaut/configuration/kafka/health/KafkaHealthIndicator.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
  * @since 1.0
  */
 @Singleton
-@Requires(beans = AdminClient.class)
 @Requires(property = KafkaHealthConfigurationProperties.PREFIX + ".enabled", value = StringUtils.TRUE, defaultValue = StringUtils.TRUE)
 public class KafkaHealthIndicator implements HealthIndicator, ClusterResourceListener {
     private static final String ID = "kafka";