diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 7e35642d..bc5e6098 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
             <type>pom</type>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>axis</groupId>
-            <artifactId>axis</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
             <artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>