diff --git a/rewrite-gradle/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/UpgradeDependencyVersionTest.java b/rewrite-gradle/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/UpgradeDependencyVersionTest.java
index 1d190651c92..ae6792549d7 100644
--- a/rewrite-gradle/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/UpgradeDependencyVersionTest.java
+++ b/rewrite-gradle/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/UpgradeDependencyVersionTest.java
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ void guava() {
               
               dependencies {
                 compileOnly 'com.google.guava:guava:29.0-jre'
-                runtimeOnly ('com.google.guava:guava:29.0-jre') {
-                    force = true
-                }
+                runtimeOnly ('com.google.guava:guava:29.0-jre')
               }
               """,
             """
@@ -71,9 +69,7 @@ void guava() {
               
               dependencies {
                 compileOnly 'com.google.guava:guava:30.1.1-jre'
-                runtimeOnly ('com.google.guava:guava:30.1.1-jre') {
-                    force = true
-                }
+                runtimeOnly ('com.google.guava:guava:30.1.1-jre')
               }
               """,
             spec -> spec.afterRecipe(after -> {
@@ -115,9 +111,7 @@ void updateVersionInVariable() {
               }
               
               dependencies {
-                implementation ("com.google.guava:guava:$guavaVersion") {
-                    force = true
-                }
+                implementation ("com.google.guava:guava:$guavaVersion")
                 implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$otherVersion"
               }
               """,
@@ -133,9 +127,7 @@ void updateVersionInVariable() {
               }
               
               dependencies {
-                implementation ("com.google.guava:guava:$guavaVersion") {
-                    force = true
-                }
+                implementation ("com.google.guava:guava:$guavaVersion")
                 implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$otherVersion"
               }
               """
@@ -230,9 +222,7 @@ void mapNotationLiteral() {
               }
               
               dependencies {
-                implementation (group: "com.google.guava", name: "guava", version: '29.0-jre') {
-                  force = true
-                }
+                implementation (group: "com.google.guava", name: "guava", version: '29.0-jre')
               }
               """,
             """
@@ -245,9 +235,7 @@ void mapNotationLiteral() {
               }
               
               dependencies {
-                implementation (group: "com.google.guava", name: "guava", version: '30.1.1-jre') {
-                  force = true
-                }
+                implementation (group: "com.google.guava", name: "guava", version: '30.1.1-jre')
               }
               """
           )