diff --git a/src/locking/Elsa.DistributedLocking.SqlServer/Elsa.DistributedLocking.SqlServer.csproj b/src/locking/Elsa.DistributedLocking.SqlServer/Elsa.DistributedLocking.SqlServer.csproj
index 3d5bc26aa..02986eaad 100644
--- a/src/locking/Elsa.DistributedLocking.SqlServer/Elsa.DistributedLocking.SqlServer.csproj
+++ b/src/locking/Elsa.DistributedLocking.SqlServer/Elsa.DistributedLocking.SqlServer.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <PackageReference Include="DistributedLock.SqlServer" Version="1.0.1" />
-      <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.3" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>