diff --git a/flux/flux-core/pom.xml b/flux/flux-core/pom.xml
index b3210bfcd81..55cf01f0a2e 100644
--- a/flux/flux-core/pom.xml
+++ b/flux/flux-core/pom.xml
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.storm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>storm-hbase</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
             <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>