diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/nodejs-express-server/package.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/nodejs-express-server/package.mustache
index c20ea12693f..2d337f56229 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/nodejs-express-server/package.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/nodejs-express-server/package.mustache
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     "winston": "^3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "axios": "^0.19.0",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "eslint": "^5.16.0",