diff --git a/hazelcast-it/distribution-it/pom.xml b/hazelcast-it/distribution-it/pom.xml
index 0eef67f2639b..0fed709c9712 100644
--- a/hazelcast-it/distribution-it/pom.xml
+++ b/hazelcast-it/distribution-it/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
             <version>${hsqldb.version}</version>
-            <classifier>jdk8</classifier>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>