diff --git a/ebean-api/pom.xml b/ebean-api/pom.xml
index d6a501670..dec80b7ba 100644
--- a/ebean-api/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-api/pom.xml
@@ -90,13 +90,6 @@
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>javax.transaction</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jta</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1</version>
-      <optional>true</optional>
-    </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>