diff --git a/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml b/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml
index 991ad513e552..badd1a36eb8c 100644
--- a/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml
@@ -353,13 +353,6 @@
             </exclusion>
           </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <!-- Hadoop needs Netty 3.x at test scope for the minicluster -->
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-          <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-          <version>3.6.2.Final</version>
-          <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </profile>
     <profile>