diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52c1ee4..8452121 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@
             <version>${graylog.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.ning</groupId>
-            <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.40</version>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/de.shoptimax.graylog-plugin-json-remote-poll/graylog-plugin.properties b/src/main/resources/de.shoptimax.graylog-plugin-json-remote-poll/graylog-plugin.properties
index 63e3eb5..c7931d7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/de.shoptimax.graylog-plugin-json-remote-poll/graylog-plugin.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/de.shoptimax.graylog-plugin-json-remote-poll/graylog-plugin.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 version=${project.version}
 
 # The required Graylog server version
-graylog.version=${graylog.version}
+# no bleeding edge required atm :)
+#graylog.version=${graylog.version}
+graylog.version=2.4.0
 
 # When set to true (the default) the plugin gets a separate class loader
 # when loading the plugin. When set to false, the plugin shares a class loader