diff --git a/azure-sink-connector/build.gradle.kts b/azure-sink-connector/build.gradle.kts
index b3708d78..5fa8d5d5 100644
--- a/azure-sink-connector/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/azure-sink-connector/build.gradle.kts
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ idea {
 
 dependencies {
   compileOnly(apache.kafka.connect.api)
-  runtimeOnly(apache.kafka.connect.runtime)
 
   implementation(project(":commons"))