diff --git a/instrumentation/couchbase/couchbase-2.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/couchbase/couchbase-2.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index aa93476f592b..6de9e2639be8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/couchbase/couchbase-2.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/couchbase/couchbase-2.6/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ muzzle {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation(project(":instrumentation:rxjava:rxjava-1.0:library"))
   implementation(project(":instrumentation:couchbase:couchbase-2-common:javaagent"))
 
   library("com.couchbase.client:java-client:2.6.0")