diff --git a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
index ead7a61422..9117326fd4 100644
--- a/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/mysql-schema/pom.xml
@@ -64,14 +64,8 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
             <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-yaml</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.3</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>operator-framework-junit-5</artifactId>
diff --git a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
index 30f2da6241..9b5996f668 100644
--- a/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-operators/tomcat-operator/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
             <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>