diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/tungsten/pom.xml b/plugins/network-elements/tungsten/pom.xml
index 1cd1ae2d823..557fd3d2230 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/tungsten/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/tungsten/pom.xml
@@ -40,10 +40,5 @@
             <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>