diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4c292d7f..e9e7845a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -165,21 +165,11 @@
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
         <version>1.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
-<!--      <dependency>-->
-<!--        <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>-->
-<!--        <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>-->
-<!--        <version>4.5.14</version>-->
-<!--      </dependency>-->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
         <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
         <version>5.3.1</version>
       </dependency>
-<!--      <dependency>-->
-<!--        <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>-->
-<!--        <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>-->
-<!--        <version>4.4.16</version>-->
-<!--      </dependency>-->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
diff --git a/signalfx-connection/pom.xml b/signalfx-connection/pom.xml
index 5ef597d0..db9ae786 100644
--- a/signalfx-connection/pom.xml
+++ b/signalfx-connection/pom.xml
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
       <artifactId>signalfx-endpoint</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
-<!--    <dependency>-->
-<!--      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>-->
-<!--      <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>-->
-<!--    </dependency>-->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
diff --git a/signalfx-metrics/pom.xml b/signalfx-metrics/pom.xml
index 3993efe9..db807576 100644
--- a/signalfx-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/signalfx-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -85,20 +85,11 @@
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-<!--    <dependency>-->
-<!--      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>-->
-<!--      <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>-->
-<!--    </dependency>-->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
       <version>5.3.1</version>
     </dependency>
-
-<!--    <dependency>-->
-<!--      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>-->
-<!--      <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>-->
-<!--    </dependency>-->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpcore5</artifactId>
diff --git a/signalfx-signalflow/pom.xml b/signalfx-signalflow/pom.xml
index 904ed9a7..f2fce18a 100644
--- a/signalfx-signalflow/pom.xml
+++ b/signalfx-signalflow/pom.xml
@@ -79,20 +79,11 @@
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-<!--    <dependency>-->
-<!--      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>-->
-<!--      <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>-->
-<!--    </dependency>-->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
       <version>5.3.1</version>
     </dependency>
-
-<!--    <dependency>-->
-<!--      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>-->
-<!--      <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>-->
-<!--    </dependency>-->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpcore5</artifactId>