diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ee2e33131b..b50a730307 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ configurations.all {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:1.3.5'
     implementation "org.opensearch.plugin:transport-netty4-client:${opensearch_version}"
     implementation "org.opensearch.client:opensearch-rest-high-level-client:${opensearch_version}"
     implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:30.0-jre'