diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ed378001b9..18c690b2b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -786,11 +786,6 @@
         <artifactId>staxon</artifactId>
         <version>1.2</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.jboss.netty</groupId>
-        <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.10.Final</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
         <artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>