diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 811f11a865f..3e5d6acf16d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@
     <version.org.springframework>5.3.34</version.org.springframework>
     <version.org.springframework.boot>2.7.18</version.org.springframework.boot>
     <version.org.springframework.osgi>1.2.1</version.org.springframework.osgi>
-    <!-- spring-security.version and tomcat.version overrides version from spring-boot-dependencies bom -->
-    <tomcat.version>9.0.86</tomcat.version>
     <version.org.subethamail>1.2</version.org.subethamail>
     <version.org.subethamail.subethasmtp>3.1.6</version.org.subethamail.subethasmtp>
     <version.org.testcontainers>1.15.2</version.org.testcontainers>