diff --git a/test/fixtures/hdfs-fixture/build.gradle b/test/fixtures/hdfs-fixture/build.gradle
index 31f871236a322..bb9d70ac39398 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/hdfs-fixture/build.gradle
+++ b/test/fixtures/hdfs-fixture/build.gradle
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ dependencies {
     exclude module: "json-io"
     exclude module: "logback-core"
     exclude module: "logback-classic"
+    exclude module: "avro"
   }
   api "org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:${versions.jettison}"
   api "org.apache.commons:commons-compress:${versions.commonscompress}"