diff --git a/modules/core/pom.xml b/modules/core/pom.xml
index 7a572e3dea..f97cc0f1dc 100644
--- a/modules/core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/core/pom.xml
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.wso2.orbit.com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
 			<artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
+					<artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.wso2.eventing</groupId>