diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 35666267a1..a51f428ea4 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@
       <artifactId>elementary</artifactId>
       <version>1.1.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.karuslabs</groupId>
+          <artifactId>annotations</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>