diff --git a/instrumentation/akka/akka-actor-2.3/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/akka/akka-actor-2.3/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 8c33b181a4be..41d9da23fd37 100644
--- a/instrumentation/akka/akka-actor-2.3/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/akka/akka-actor-2.3/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ muzzle {
 dependencies {
   bootstrap(project(":instrumentation:executors:bootstrap"))
 
-  compileOnly("com.typesafe.akka:akka-actor_2.11:2.3.2") // first version in maven central
-  testImplementation("com.typesafe.akka:akka-actor_2.11:2.3.2") // first version in maven central
-
-  latestDepTestLibrary("com.typesafe.akka:akka-actor_2.13:+")
+  library("com.typesafe.akka:akka-actor_2.11:2.3.2") // first version in maven central
 }
 
 if (findProperty("testLatestDeps") as Boolean) {