diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 5523265081..5a2416a952 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
          <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-         <version>7.9.0</version>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>