diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index 916150316..afe0de60d 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -431,11 +431,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <version>3.0.0</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>