diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 851bcaa..3a5e9fe 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ var versions = mapOf(
     "mockito-kotlin" to "5.1.0"
 )
 
-// Override Apache Kafka to be used
-// Fixes: CVE-2023-34455, CVE-2023-34454, CVE-2023-34453 and CVE-2023-43642
-extra["kafka.version"] = "3.6.0"
-
 java {
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 }