diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/noEmbedDependencies.profile b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/noEmbedDependencies.profile
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/pom.xml
index 6dee596ffea..ad1742b7b6b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@
 
   <name>openHAB Add-ons :: Bundles :: AirVisual Node Air Quality Monitor Binding</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <bnd.importpackage>
+      !jcifs
+    </bnd.importpackage>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.samba.jcifs</groupId>
+      <groupId>jcifs</groupId>
       <artifactId>jcifs</artifactId>
       <version>1.3.17</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/src/main/feature/feature.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/src/main/feature/feature.xml
index 66adc39bd00..a01fcaa87ab 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/src/main/feature/feature.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/src/main/feature/feature.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 	<feature name="openhab-binding-airvisualnode" description="AirVisual Node Binding" version="${project.version}">
 		<feature>openhab-runtime-base</feature>
-		<bundle dependency="true" start-level="80">mvn:org.samba.jcifs/jcifs/1.3.17</bundle>
 		<bundle start-level="80">mvn:org.openhab.addons.bundles/org.openhab.binding.airvisualnode/${project.version}</bundle>
 	</feature>
 </features>