diff --git a/project/SparkBuild.scala b/project/SparkBuild.scala
index 09b527c76a5aea59563ac6df48864c30e047588e..4f5a3a224f0a247ee86d1b31736129855b42e707 100644
--- a/project/SparkBuild.scala
+++ b/project/SparkBuild.scala
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ object SparkBuild extends Build {
         "org.eclipse.jetty" % "jetty-util"     % jettyVersion,
         "org.eclipse.jetty" % "jetty-plus"     % jettyVersion,
         "org.eclipse.jetty" % "jetty-security" % jettyVersion,
-        /** Workaround for SPARK-959. Dependency used by org.eclipse.jetty. Fixed in ivy 2.3.0. */
-        "org.eclipse.jetty.orbit" % "javax.servlet" % "3.0.0.v201112011016" artifacts Artifact("javax.servlet", "jar", "jar"),
         "org.scalatest"    %% "scalatest"       % "1.9.1"  % "test",
         "org.scalacheck"   %% "scalacheck"      % "1.10.0" % "test",
         "com.novocode"      % "junit-interface" % "0.10"   % "test",
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 4b52bb928a66e12a1095f70f5a7586c44e8186da..bcde13f4362a74ca3d6c9dba98d6c72563589968 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-sbt.version=0.13.1
+sbt.version=0.13.2