diff --git a/ApiKey/build.gradle b/ApiKey/build.gradle
index 05944c14f..4acfcccd1 100644
--- a/ApiKey/build.gradle
+++ b/ApiKey/build.gradle
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
             "Eclipse Distribution License v1.0",
             "http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php",
             "Parsing XML"
-        ),
-        {
-            // Exclude in favor of angus activation from API
-            exclude group: "jakarta.activation", module: "jakarta.activation-api"
-        }
+        )
     )
 
     BuildUtils.addExternalDependency(
diff --git a/DBUtils/build.gradle b/DBUtils/build.gradle
index 83e70e32d..52a814798 100644
--- a/DBUtils/build.gradle
+++ b/DBUtils/build.gradle
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ dependencies {
             "Eclipse Distribution License v1.0",
             "http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php",
             "Parsing XML"
-        ),
-        {
-            // Exclude in favor of angus activation from API
-            exclude group: "jakarta.activation", module: "jakarta.activation-api"
-        }
+        )
     )
 
     BuildUtils.addExternalDependency(
diff --git a/DeviceProxy/build.gradle b/DeviceProxy/build.gradle
index 7df9bb67a..bdaa7f946 100644
--- a/DeviceProxy/build.gradle
+++ b/DeviceProxy/build.gradle
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
             "Eclipse Distribution License v1.0",
             "http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php",
             "Parsing XML"
-        ),
-        {
-            // Exclude in favor of angus activation from API
-            exclude group: "jakarta.activation", module: "jakarta.activation-api"
-        }
+        )
     )
 
     BuildUtils.addExternalDependency(