diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client/runtime/pom.xml
index 2ec750c3592c3..b0095161d1a09 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-classic/rest-client/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
             <artifactId>quarkus-resteasy-common</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>resteasy-cdi</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>