diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76939186f6..2a2830ab1a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -798,11 +798,6 @@
                 <artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
                 <version>${orbit.version.commons-httpclient}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <!--<dependency>-->
-            <!--<groupId>commons-codec.wso2</groupId>-->
-            <!--<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>-->
-            <!--<version>${commons-codec.wso2.version}</version>-->
-            <!--</dependency>-->
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>commons-codec.wso2</groupId>
 				<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>