diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32afc777..3d7434ea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
     <zookeeper.version>3.4.6</zookeeper.version>
     <kafka.version>0.8.1.1</kafka.version>
-    <jackson.core.version>2.2.2</jackson.core.version>
-    <jackson.databind.version>2.2.2</jackson.databind.version>
-    <jackson.annotations.version>2.2.2</jackson.annotations.version>
     <avro.version>1.7.7</avro.version>
     <jcommander.version>1.27</jcommander.version>
   </properties>
@@ -550,21 +547,6 @@ limitations under the License.
         <artifactId>kafka_2.10</artifactId>
         <version>${kafka.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-        <version>${jackson.annotations.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-       <dependency>
-        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-        <version>${jackson.core.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-        <version>${jackson.databind.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
         <artifactId>hadoop-common</artifactId>