diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8679c35e..6673e637 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
         <dependency.commons-io.version>2.20.0</dependency.commons-io.version>
         <dependency.imaging.version>1.0.0-alpha6</dependency.imaging.version>
         <dependency.snakeyaml.version>2.3</dependency.snakeyaml.version>
-        <!--The override can be removed when transitive (from tika) bouncycastle dependency is free of vulnerabilities-->
-        <dependency.bouncycastle.version.override>1.79</dependency.bouncycastle.version.override>
 
         <spotless-plugin.version>2.45.0</spotless-plugin.version>
 
@@ -146,16 +144,6 @@
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
                 <version>${dependency.commons-io.version}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-                <artifactId>bcmail-jdk18on</artifactId>
-                <version>${dependency.bouncycastle.version.override}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-                <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
-                <version>${dependency.bouncycastle.version.override}</version>
-            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.dom4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>