diff --git a/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat-core/pom.xml b/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat-core/pom.xml
index 861e255529..5402eacdf9 100755
--- a/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat-core/pom.xml
+++ b/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat-core/pom.xml
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>net.iharder</groupId>
-			<artifactId>base64</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
 			<artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
diff --git a/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat6/pom.xml b/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat6/pom.xml
index 5ac6beae46..9c8e6aca4a 100755
--- a/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat6/pom.xml
+++ b/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat6/pom.xml
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>net.iharder</groupId>
-			<artifactId>base64</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
 			<artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
diff --git a/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat7/pom.xml b/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat7/pom.xml
index 9eeb437483..6a94f99f81 100755
--- a/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat7/pom.xml
+++ b/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat7/pom.xml
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>net.iharder</groupId>
-			<artifactId>base64</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
 			<artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
diff --git a/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat8/pom.xml b/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat8/pom.xml
index 890caa5936..c3da5902fb 100755
--- a/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat8/pom.xml
+++ b/saml/client-adapter/tomcat/tomcat8/pom.xml
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>net.iharder</groupId>
-			<artifactId>base64</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
 			<artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>