diff --git a/protocols/netconf/api/pom.xml b/protocols/netconf/api/pom.xml
index 18dc99e..8cefc07 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/netconf/api/pom.xml
@@ -31,19 +31,7 @@
     <description>ONOS NETCONF plugin API</description>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-pool</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-pool</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-transport-native-epoll</artifactId>
-            <version>${netty4.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>