diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45bbe0ecb..1725ac89a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -287,12 +287,6 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.iceberg</groupId>
         <artifactId>iceberg-core</artifactId>
         <version>${iceberg.version}</version>
-        <exclusions>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
-            <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.iceberg</groupId>