diff --git a/dspace-oai/pom.xml b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
index 89c24e671d..033ae2d024 100644
--- a/dspace-oai/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-oai/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>