diff --git a/components/api/pom.xml b/components/api/pom.xml
index d365bf5166..370392638e 100644
--- a/components/api/pom.xml
+++ b/components/api/pom.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@
       <artifactId>rxjava</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.reactivex.rxjava2</groupId>
-      <artifactId>rxjava</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.12</version>
-    </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hdrhistogram</groupId>
       <artifactId>HdrHistogram</artifactId>