diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index acb5732785..58ef7e312d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
         <groupId>org.jenkins-ci.main</groupId>
         <artifactId>jenkins-core</artifactId>
         <version>${jenkins.version}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+            <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jenkins-ci.main</groupId>
@@ -122,6 +128,12 @@
         <version>${jenkins.version}</version>
         <type>executable-war</type>
         <scope>test</scope>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+            <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jenkins-ci.main</groupId>