diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 150ba8af6c6..7dcb8d65921 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -596,10 +596,6 @@
 						<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
 						<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
 					</exclusion>
-					<exclusion>
-						<groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-						<artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-					</exclusion>
 				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>