diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/build.gradle b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/build.gradle
index 2d9970608..68f8cc63d 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/build.gradle
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-metrics-event-stream/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
     apply plugin: 'java'
     dependencies {
         compile project(':hystrix-core')
-        compile 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.0.1'
         compile 'org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-core-asl:1.9.2'
+        compile 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
     }
diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-request-servlet/build.gradle b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-request-servlet/build.gradle
index 384247447..73485aca7 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-request-servlet/build.gradle
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-request-servlet/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
     apply plugin: 'java'
     dependencies {
         compile project(':hystrix-core')
-	compile 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.0.1'
+        compile 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
     }