diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f78f3589bb..551a34e364 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@
     <junit-bom.version>5.14.3</junit-bom.version>
     <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>
     <jacoco.version>0.8.14</jacoco.version>
-    <jakarta.annotation.version>1.3.5</jakarta.annotation.version>
     <flaky-test-groups>flaky | org.apache.ratis.test.tag.FlakyTest</flaky-test-groups>
   </properties>
 
@@ -388,11 +387,6 @@
         <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
         <version>${mockito.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>jakarta.annotation</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jakarta.annotation-api</artifactId>
-        <version>${jakarta.annotation.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
 
       <!-- OpenTelemetry dependencies -->
       <dependency>
diff --git a/ratis-proto/pom.xml b/ratis-proto/pom.xml
index 95a49dcd74..322bf56778 100644
--- a/ratis-proto/pom.xml
+++ b/ratis-proto/pom.xml
@@ -170,10 +170,6 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.ratis</groupId>
       <artifactId>ratis-thirdparty-misc</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>jakarta.annotation</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jakarta.annotation-api</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>