diff --git a/error-prone-utils/pom.xml b/error-prone-utils/pom.xml
index 3ee36557311..74b4c42d3bc 100644
--- a/error-prone-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/error-prone-utils/pom.xml
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
             <artifactId>error_prone_check_api</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>${groupId.error-prone}</groupId>
-            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>${groupId.error-prone}</groupId>
             <artifactId>error_prone_test_helpers</artifactId>