diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e20ac91..4fb29b9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 
 ### Removed
 
+* elasticsearch: recent versiond don't depend on external JRE
+
 ### Security
 
 ## [10.5.1] 2021-04-13
diff --git a/elasticsearch/meta/main.yml b/elasticsearch/meta/main.yml
index 736c0a42..9bd6757b 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/meta/main.yml
+++ b/elasticsearch/meta/main.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,3 @@ galaxy_info:
     #
     # NOTE: A tag is limited to a single word comprised of
     # alphanumeric characters. Maximum 20 tags per role.
-
-dependencies:
-  - { role: evolix/java, alternative: 'openjdk' }