diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 309ebcf..7a99d42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
 
         <dep.jackcess.artifactId>jackcess</dep.jackcess.artifactId>
         <dep.jackcess.version>5.0.0-SNAPSHOT</dep.jackcess.version>
-        <dep.jackcess-encrypt.version>4.0.2</dep.jackcess-encrypt.version>
 
         <dep.hsqldb.version>2.7.3</dep.hsqldb.version>
         <dep.hsqldb.classifier/>
@@ -154,14 +153,6 @@
             <version>${dep.jackcess.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
-        <!-- for inclusion in assemblies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.healthmarketscience.jackcess</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackcess-encrypt</artifactId>
-            <version>${dep.jackcess-encrypt.version}</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-jdk-platform-logging</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/assembly/distrib-zip-assembly.xml b/src/main/assembly/distrib-zip-assembly.xml
index a319454..2a658c6 100644
--- a/src/main/assembly/distrib-zip-assembly.xml
+++ b/src/main/assembly/distrib-zip-assembly.xml
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
             <useProjectArtifact>false</useProjectArtifact>
             <useTransitiveDependencies>true</useTransitiveDependencies>
             <scope>provided</scope>
-            <excludes>
-                <exclude>com.healthmarketscience.jackcess:jackcess</exclude>
-            </excludes>
         </dependencySet>
     </dependencySets>