diff --git a/graphdb/janus/pom.xml b/graphdb/janus/pom.xml
index 9ac7c122bfc..c7ef5106e00 100644
--- a/graphdb/janus/pom.xml
+++ b/graphdb/janus/pom.xml
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@
                     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
                     <artifactId>*</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>io-netty</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>*</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>