diff --git a/packaging/hudi-utilities-bundle/pom.xml b/packaging/hudi-utilities-bundle/pom.xml
index 1ffca7634..0685baee0 100644
--- a/packaging/hudi-utilities-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/hudi-utilities-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@
                   <include>io.confluent:common-config</include>
                   <include>io.confluent:common-utils</include>
                   <include>io.confluent:kafka-schema-registry-client</include>
-                  <include>org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients</include>
                   <include>io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core</include>
                   <include>io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-graphite</include>
                   <include>io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-jmx</include>