diff --git a/mantle-usl/build.gradle b/mantle-usl/build.gradle
index eed494f5..55d5cbfc 100644
--- a/mantle-usl/build.gradle
+++ b/mantle-usl/build.gradle
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    // groovy dependencies (just the library to compile with)
-    // appears this is no longer needed with Gradle 1.6: groovy group: 'org.codehaus.groovy', name: 'groovy-all', version: '2.1.6' // Apache 2.0
-
     compile fileTree(dir: frameworkDir.absolutePath + '/lib', includes: ['*.jar'])
     compile fileTree(dir: frameworkDir.absolutePath + '/lib/search', includes: ['*.jar'])
     compile fileTree(dir: frameworkDir.absolutePath + '/lib/orientdb', includes: ['*.jar'])