diff --git a/asterix-external-data/pom.xml b/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
index ffc0eac..7966b52 100644
--- a/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
@@ -154,11 +154,6 @@
 			<version>1.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.jdo</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jdo2-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3-20090302111651</version>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hive</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hive-exec</artifactId>
 			<version>0.11.0</version>
@@ -166,4 +161,3 @@
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>
-