diff --git a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-tester/generate_pom.py b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-tester/generate_pom.py
index 06372e9b2..cc391dd00 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-tester/generate_pom.py
+++ b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-tester/generate_pom.py
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ pom_template = """
       <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
       <version>1.2</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
-      <artifactId>akka-actor_${{scala.binary.version}}</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.20</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
       <artifactId>akka-testkit_${{scala.binary.version}}</artifactId>