diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f6648d81..2a3b86ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
-      <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${aws-java-sdk.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
       <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-dynamodb</artifactId>