diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1d1a18d..543e6aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -107,22 +107,6 @@
             <version>1.12.4</version>
         </dependency>
 
-<!--        <dependency>-->
-<!--            <groupId>eu.dnetlib</groupId>-->
-<!--            <artifactId>uoa-clients</artifactId>-->
-<!--            <version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT,)</version>-->
-<!--            <exclusions>-->
-<!--                <exclusion>-->
-<!--                    <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>-->
-<!--                    <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>-->
-<!--                </exclusion>-->
-<!--                <exclusion>-->
-<!--                    <groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>-->
-<!--                    <artifactId>gwt-user</artifactId>-->
-<!--                </exclusion>-->
-<!--            </exclusions>-->
-<!--        </dependency>-->
-
         <!-- for Validator Service -->
         <!-- JAX-WS API -->
         <dependency>
@@ -139,11 +123,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <!-- for Validator Service -->
 
-<!--        <dependency>-->
-<!--            <groupId>eu.dnetlib</groupId>-->
-<!--            <artifactId>dnet-runtime</artifactId>-->
-<!--            <version>1.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>-->
-<!--        </dependency>-->
+        <!-- Needed to remove dependency to dnet-runtime -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
             <artifactId>cxf-core</artifactId>
@@ -164,6 +144,7 @@
             <artifactId>cxf-rt-frontend-jaxws</artifactId>
             <version>3.1.5</version>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- Needed to remove dependency to dnet-runtime -->
 
 
         <dependency>
@@ -211,20 +192,12 @@
             <version>[0.6b1,)</version>
         </dependency>
 
-        <!-- TODO - Do we need this? -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.3</version>
-        </dependency>
-
-
-        <!-- TODO - Do we need this? We already have: "com.google.code.gson:gson" -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.aksw.gson</groupId>
-            <artifactId>gson-utils-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.1</version>
-        </dependency>
+<!--        &lt;!&ndash; TODO - Do we need this? &ndash;&gt;-->
+<!--        <dependency>-->
+<!--            <groupId>xalan</groupId>-->
+<!--            <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>-->
+<!--            <version>2.7.3</version>-->
+<!--        </dependency>-->
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>