diff --git a/simpleclient_hibernate/pom.xml b/simpleclient_hibernate/pom.xml
index e1b7ecc43..9dfc4a855 100644
--- a/simpleclient_hibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/simpleclient_hibernate/pom.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
             <version>5.2.0.Final</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>javax.enterprise</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>cdi-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>geronimo-jta_1.1_spec</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Testing -->