diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/pom.xml b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/pom.xml
index bed5731feee..9e8d6ee7bce 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/nsx/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/nsx/pom.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
             <groupId>com.vmware.vapi</groupId>
             <artifactId>vapi-authentication</artifactId>
             <version>2.40.0</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>*</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>*</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.vmware.vapi</groupId>