diff --git a/node-api/build.gradle b/node-api/build.gradle
index 5aee94f5b8..4c96cc4499 100644
--- a/node-api/build.gradle
+++ b/node-api/build.gradle
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ dependencies {
     compile "org.apache.activemq:artemis-core-client:${artemis_version}"
     compile "org.apache.activemq:artemis-commons:${artemis_version}"
 
-    // For adding serialisation of file upload streams to RPC
-    // TODO: Remove this dependency and the code that requires it
-    compile "commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:$fileupload_version"
-
     // TypeSafe Config: for simple and human friendly config files.
     compile "com.typesafe:config:$typesafe_config_version"