diff --git a/source/sdk/sdk-samples/pom.xml b/source/sdk/sdk-samples/pom.xml
index bbf42e53..ba7d5650 100644
--- a/source/sdk/sdk-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/source/sdk/sdk-samples/pom.xml
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 			<artifactId>contract-samples</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-			<artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15on</artifactId>
-			<version>1.61</version>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>