diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a98c8e32b253..7deaa89e56c8f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -438,11 +438,6 @@
       <artifactId>iceberg-aws-bundle</artifactId>
       <version>1.4.2</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-      <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>8.0.27</version>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>