diff --git a/openecomp-be/api/openecomp-sdc-rest-webapp/item-rest/item-rest-services/pom.xml b/openecomp-be/api/openecomp-sdc-rest-webapp/item-rest/item-rest-services/pom.xml
index 7ebfca7..c50fe70 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/api/openecomp-sdc-rest-webapp/item-rest/item-rest-services/pom.xml
+++ b/openecomp-be/api/openecomp-sdc-rest-webapp/item-rest/item-rest-services/pom.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
             <artifactId>common-be</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>