diff --git a/plugin/pom.xml b/plugin/pom.xml
index 1c902aa9f3..dcc28efd48 100644
--- a/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -150,12 +150,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.jenkins.plugins</groupId>
       <artifactId>checks-api</artifactId>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
-          <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.jenkins.plugins</groupId>
@@ -327,12 +321,6 @@
       <artifactId>checks-api</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
-          <artifactId>spotbugs-annotations</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>