diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index 0286c135e4..7e2c44ddd6 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
             <artifactId>cassandra-all</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
-            <artifactId>cassandra-thrift</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>