diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index b6036b065..4afd3d9c4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) a
 
 - fixed compatibility of `ArangoCursor#filter` with Java 6
 - fixed replace-insert with `DocumentCreateOptions#overwrite(Boolean)` for `ArangoCollection#insertDocuments`
+- removed unused dependency
 
 ## [5.0.1] - 2018-09-25
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e13e98dcd..6b3cd826a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -204,11 +204,6 @@
 	</build>
 
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-			<artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-			<version>4.1.29.Final</version>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>