diff --git a/avro/pom.xml b/avro/pom.xml
index 1e2fadcf3..bd6768c0f 100644
--- a/avro/pom.xml
+++ b/avro/pom.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ abstractions.
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+
+    <!-- 14-Jan-2025, joohyukkim: [JSTEP-10] Most tests have been migrated to
+          JUnit5, but except `avro` modules `/interop` tests
+     -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 12ce748ee..e00e35f86 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@
       <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
-    <!-- 20-Apr-2024, tatu: JUnit4 no longer from jackson-base, so: -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <!-- 11-Jan-2025, joohyukkim: For JSTEP-10, migrate to JUnit5 -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>