diff --git a/kernel/kernel-ref-idobjectvalidator/pom.xml b/kernel/kernel-ref-idobjectvalidator/pom.xml
index cca3c7cf07..f52cc8bf7a 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel-ref-idobjectvalidator/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel/kernel-ref-idobjectvalidator/pom.xml
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-config</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-datatype-jdk8</artifactId>