diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 7d05fa4e1..80f1e2dfb 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.carrotsearch</groupId>
       <artifactId>hppc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.7.3</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/tools/devserver/pom.xml b/tools/devserver/pom.xml
index 67d1182b4..13568b7eb 100644
--- a/tools/devserver/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/devserver/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.carrotsearch</groupId>
       <artifactId>hppc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.7.3</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>