diff --git a/mqtt-cli-plugins/build.gradle.kts b/mqtt-cli-plugins/build.gradle.kts
index 2a07bc177..05ff2c2c2 100644
--- a/mqtt-cli-plugins/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/mqtt-cli-plugins/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-dependencies {
-    api(gradleApi())
-}
-
 gradlePlugin {
     plugins {
         create("native-image") {