diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2220bd7..997b8dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 ## [v5.3.0] - 2023-12-04
 
 - Removed the Cassandra Java client from common libs, now the portlets pass through the social service
+- Removed the social networking library from the libs
 
 ## [v5.2.0] - 2023-03-31
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ff748f2..12144cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 			registry-publisher,common-authorization,authorization-client,document-store-lib,
 			accounting-lib,threadlocal-vars-cleaner,common-generic-clients,
 			event-publisher-library,event-publisher-portal,oidc-library,oidc-library-portal,common-gcube-calls</fws-artifactsid>
-		<snl-artifactsid>
-			social-library-stubs,social-service-client,social-service-model,notifications-common-library,tour-manager</snl-artifactsid>
+		<sn-artifactsid>
+			social-service-client,social-service-model,notifications-common-library,tour-manager</sn-artifactsid>
 		<custom-plugins-artifactsid>
 			gcube-responsive-theme,session-timeout-hook,
 			oidc-enrollment-hook,event-publisher-hook,VREFolder-hook,user-registration-hook</custom-plugins-artifactsid>
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@
 						</configuration>
 					</execution>
 					<execution>
-						<id>copy-dependencies-social-networking-library</id>
+						<id>copy-dependencies-social-networking</id>
 						<phase>compile</phase>
 						<goals>
 							<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<configuration>
 							<outputDirectory>
-								${basedir}/Portal-Bundle/gCube/lib/_social-networking-library</outputDirectory>
-							<includeArtifactIds>${snl-artifactsid}</includeArtifactIds>
+								${basedir}/Portal-Bundle/gCube/lib/_social-networking</outputDirectory>
+							<includeArtifactIds>${sn-artifactsid}</includeArtifactIds>
 							<overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
 							<excludeTypes>gar, tar.gz</excludeTypes>
 							<stripVersion>false</stripVersion>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 							<outputDirectory>
 								${basedir}/Portal-Bundle/gCube/lib/_misc</outputDirectory>
 							<excludeArtifactIds>
-								${asl-artifactsid},${fws-artifactsid},${snl-artifactsid},${ep-artifactsid},${custom-plugins-artifactsid},social-networking-library</excludeArtifactIds>
+								${asl-artifactsid},${fws-artifactsid},${sn-artifactsid},${ep-artifactsid},${custom-plugins-artifactsid}</excludeArtifactIds>
 							<overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
 							<excludeTypes>war, gar, tar.gz</excludeTypes>
 							<stripVersion>false</stripVersion>
@@ -383,22 +383,10 @@
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- End FWS -->
 		<!-- Social Networking Library -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
-			<artifactId>social-library-stubs</artifactId>
-			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0)</version>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.social-networking</groupId>
 			<artifactId>social-service-client</artifactId>
 			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0)</version>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
-					<artifactId>social-networking-library</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.social-networking</groupId>