diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b62b11c2bd860cea784b33d4e3d29187067b5177..af9810dc469e7b941cd7b2e4ff8a2642b63a3a61 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,26 +53,6 @@
             <artifactId>connected-components</artifactId>
             <version>${connected-components.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.bioimageanalysis.icy</groupId>
-            <artifactId>icy-bioformats</artifactId>
-            <version>${icy-bioformats.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.bioimageanalysis.icy</groupId>
-            <artifactId>icy-vtk</artifactId>
-            <version>${icy-vtk.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>javax.media</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jai-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${jai-core.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.jexcelapi</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jxl</artifactId>
-            <version>${jxl.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bioimageanalysis.icy</groupId>
             <artifactId>spot-detection-utilities</artifactId>