diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fa8e43377..02905e5ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@
 				<artifactId>li.strolch.testbase</artifactId>
 				<version>${project.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>li.strolch</groupId>
-				<artifactId>li.strolch.persistence.api</artifactId>
-				<version>${project.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>li.strolch</groupId>
 				<artifactId>li.strolch.persistence.xml</artifactId>