diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f6721cf5b221..791c44ba0529 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1574,13 +1574,6 @@
                 <version>7.15.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
-            <dependency>
-                <!-- TODO remove once we upgrade to airbase with https://github.com/airlift/airbase/pull/298 -->
-                <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
-                <artifactId>modernizer-maven-annotations</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3.0</version>
-            </dependency>
-
             <!-- force newer version to be used for dependencies -->
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.javassist</groupId>