diff --git a/instrumentation/jdbc/testing/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/jdbc/testing/build.gradle.kts
index da5154c445ee..3a99cee0a166 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jdbc/testing/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/jdbc/testing/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,3 @@
 plugins {
   id("otel.java-conventions")
 }
-
-dependencies {
-  implementation("org.apache.groovy:groovy")
-}
diff --git a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/testing/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/testing/build.gradle.kts
index ee51a27722db..9b4dbe96cc83 100644
--- a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/testing/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/testing/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,5 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("io.ratpack:ratpack-core:1.4.0")
   implementation("io.ratpack:ratpack-test:1.4.0")
 
-  implementation("org.apache.groovy:groovy")
   implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api")
-  implementation("org.spockframework:spock-core")
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-web-3.0/testing/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-web-3.0/testing/build.gradle.kts
index c59b6846316f..a792ce98f334 100644
--- a/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-web-3.0/testing/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/vertx/vertx-web-3.0/testing/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,5 @@ dependencies {
   compileOnly("io.vertx:vertx-codegen:3.0.0")
   compileOnly("io.vertx:vertx-docgen:3.0.0")
 
-  implementation("org.apache.groovy:groovy")
   implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api")
-  implementation("org.spockframework:spock-core")
 }