diff --git a/kafka-streams/build.gradle b/kafka-streams/build.gradle
index c4f4e36a7..ac91b5f53 100644
--- a/kafka-streams/build.gradle
+++ b/kafka-streams/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ micronaut {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    annotationProcessor mnSerde.micronaut.serde.processor
     api projects.micronautKafka
     api libs.managed.kafka.streams
     compileOnly mnSerde.micronaut.serde.api