diff --git a/jobs-service/kogito-addons-jobs-service/kogito-addons-quarkus-jobs-service-embedded/deployment/pom.xml b/jobs-service/kogito-addons-jobs-service/kogito-addons-quarkus-jobs-service-embedded/deployment/pom.xml
index 172021c4ff..3d2b462142 100644
--- a/jobs-service/kogito-addons-jobs-service/kogito-addons-quarkus-jobs-service-embedded/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/jobs-service/kogito-addons-jobs-service/kogito-addons-quarkus-jobs-service-embedded/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
       <groupId>org.kie.kogito</groupId>
       <artifactId>job-http-recipient-deployment</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.kie.kogito</groupId>
-      <artifactId>job-sink-recipient-deployment</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
       <artifactId>quarkus-reactive-routes-deployment</artifactId>
diff --git a/jobs-service/kogito-addons-jobs-service/kogito-addons-quarkus-jobs-service-embedded/runtime/pom.xml b/jobs-service/kogito-addons-jobs-service/kogito-addons-quarkus-jobs-service-embedded/runtime/pom.xml
index 6c74f5ed8d..fb6151ec84 100644
--- a/jobs-service/kogito-addons-jobs-service/kogito-addons-quarkus-jobs-service-embedded/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/jobs-service/kogito-addons-jobs-service/kogito-addons-quarkus-jobs-service-embedded/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
           <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
           <artifactId>quarkus-container-image-jib</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <!-- embedded jobs service works hand in hand with the kogito-addons-quarkus-jobs-management,
+             only the http recipient is needed -->
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.kie.kogito</groupId>
+          <artifactId>job-sink-recipient</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>