diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5637120323..c7fe797496 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ buildscript {
     ext.docker_java_version = constants.getProperty("dockerJavaVersion")
     ext.commons_configuration2_version = constants.getProperty("commonsConfiguration2Version")
     ext.commons_text_version = constants.getProperty("commonsTextVersion")
-    ext.snake_yaml_version = constants.getProperty("snakeYamlVersion")
     ext.javaassist_version = constants.getProperty("javaassistVersion")
 
     if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8()) {
@@ -494,13 +493,8 @@ allprojects {
                     if (details.requested.group == 'org.apache.commons') {
                         if (details.requested.name == "commons-configuration2") {
                             details.useVersion commons_configuration2_version
-                        } else if (details.requested.name == "commons-text") {
-                            details.useVersion commons_text_version
                         }
                     }
-                    if (details.requested.group == 'org.yaml' && details.requested.name == 'snakeyaml') {
-                        details.useVersion snake_yaml_version
-                    }
                 }
 
                 dependencySubstitution {
diff --git a/constants.properties b/constants.properties
index 9830a2a0a1..5c6893499c 100644
--- a/constants.properties
+++ b/constants.properties
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ disruptorVersion=3.4.2
 typesafeConfigVersion=1.3.4
 jsr305Version=3.0.2
 artifactoryPluginVersion=4.16.1
-snakeYamlVersion=1.33
 caffeineVersion=2.9.3
 metricsVersion=4.1.0
 metricsNewRelicVersion=1.1.1