diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 0637d229be..e323a96730 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>