diff --git a/proxy/proxy-impl/pom.xml b/proxy/proxy-impl/pom.xml
index 8e169a3a9c..7d8e8608c3 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/proxy/proxy-impl/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
             org.apache.aries.proxy*;provide:=true,
             org.objectweb.asm*;resolution:=optional;version="[9,10)",
             sun.reflect*;resolution:=optional,
-            org.objenesis*;resolution:=optional,
             *
         </aries.osgi.import.pkg>
         <aries.osgi.private.pkg>
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@
             <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
             <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
             <version>${objenesis.version}</version>
-            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>