diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f4dcf7139..d578547e4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ configurations.all {
 
 configurations {
     testCompile {
-        exclude group: 'org.elasticsearch', module: 'securemock'
         exclude group: 'org.hamcrest', module: 'hamcrest-core'
     }
 }