diff --git a/serialized-lob/pom.xml b/serialized-lob/pom.xml
index 95faa97d3c6e..60f98e98f94b 100644
--- a/serialized-lob/pom.xml
+++ b/serialized-lob/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
-            <version>2.2.224</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>