diff --git a/manual/contents/pom.xml b/manual/contents/pom.xml
index c883e6341b377..dcdd1e2fbfd30 100644
--- a/manual/contents/pom.xml
+++ b/manual/contents/pom.xml
@@ -69,34 +69,6 @@
       <classifier>docs</classifier>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>neo4j-backup</artifactId>
-      <version>${neo4j.version}</version>
-      <classifier>docs</classifier>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>neo4j-backup</artifactId>
-      <version>${neo4j.version}</version>
-      <classifier>test-sources</classifier>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>neo4j-shell</artifactId>
-      <version>${neo4j.version}</version>
-      <classifier>docs</classifier>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>neo4j-udc</artifactId>
-      <version>${neo4j.version}</version>
-      <classifier>docs</classifier>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.neo4j.doc</groupId>
       <artifactId>neo4j-backup-docs</artifactId>
@@ -417,4 +389,3 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
-