diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring-example/pom.xml b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring-example/pom.xml
index 167ce9417..8e4b5cc52 100644
--- a/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring-example/pom.xml
+++ b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring-example/pom.xml
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@
             <groupId>pro.taskana.simplehistory</groupId>
             <artifactId>taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework.hateoas</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-hateoas</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.hateoas</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-hateoas</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/pom.xml b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/pom.xml
index 98e004989..32d168c2e 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/pom.xml
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@
             <groupId>pro.taskana</groupId>
             <artifactId>taskana-rest-spring-example-common</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework.hateoas</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-hateoas</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.hateoas</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-hateoas</artifactId>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <profiles>
diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-common/pom.xml b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-common/pom.xml
index b27d46e50..7395e9079 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-common/pom.xml
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-common/pom.xml
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@
             <groupId>pro.taskana</groupId>
             <artifactId>taskana-rest-spring</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework.hateoas</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-hateoas</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.hateoas</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-hateoas</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>pro.taskana</groupId>
diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-wildfly/pom.xml b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-wildfly/pom.xml
index 7efb0dcf7..2db793430 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-wildfly/pom.xml
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-wildfly/pom.xml
@@ -58,16 +58,6 @@
             <groupId>pro.taskana</groupId>
             <artifactId>taskana-rest-spring-example-common</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework.hateoas</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-hateoas</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.hateoas</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-hateoas</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.plugin</groupId>