diff --git a/mosip-identity-plugin/pom.xml b/mosip-identity-plugin/pom.xml
index 6c9e718..15d9f23 100644
--- a/mosip-identity-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/mosip-identity-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -200,16 +200,13 @@
 					<groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
 					<artifactId>micrometer-registry-prometheus</artifactId>
 				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+					<artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.12</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>