diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b5331e..71d0627 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,16 +88,6 @@
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-    <!--
-     | trick to fix javadoc generation
-    -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>jakarta.transaction</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jakarta.transaction-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.3</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-
     <!--
      | test dependencies
     -->