diff --git a/WordPressUtils/build.gradle b/WordPressUtils/build.gradle
index b97be05f2..1d6ed63c8 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/build.gradle
+++ b/WordPressUtils/build.gradle
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-text:$commonsTextVersion"
-    implementation "com.android.volley:volley:$volleyVersion"
     implementation "com.google.android.material:material:$materialVersion"
     implementation "androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout:$androidxSwipeRefreshLayoutVersion"
     implementation "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:$androidxRecyclerViewVersion"
-    implementation "org.greenrobot:eventbus:$eventBusVersion"
+    implementation "org.greenrobot:eventbus-java:$eventBusVersion"
 
-    implementation "androidx.core:core-ktx:$androidxCoreVersion"
+    implementation "androidx.core:core:$androidxCoreVersion"
 
     testImplementation "junit:junit:$junitVersion"
     testImplementation "org.assertj:assertj-core:$assertjVersion"
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ dependencies {
     lintChecks "org.wordpress:lint:$wordpressLintVersion"
 
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test:runner:$androidxTestCoreVersion"
-    androidTestImplementation "androidx.test:rules:$androidxTestCoreVersion"
-    androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.ext:junit:$jUnitExtVersion"
 }
 
 android {
diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/AppLog.java b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/AppLog.java
index f8f843862..c331b80ac 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/AppLog.java
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/AppLog.java
@@ -205,18 +205,18 @@ public static void e(T tag, Throwable tr) {
      * Sends a ERROR log message
      * @param tag Used to identify the source of a log message. It usually identifies the class or activity where the
      *           log call occurs.
-     * @param volleyErrorMsg
+     * @param errorMsg
      * @param statusCode
      */
-    public static void e(T tag, String volleyErrorMsg, int statusCode) {
-        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(volleyErrorMsg)) {
+    public static void e(T tag, String errorMsg, int statusCode) {
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(errorMsg)) {
             return;
         }
         String logText;
         if (statusCode == -1) {
-            logText = volleyErrorMsg;
+            logText = errorMsg;
         } else {
-            logText = volleyErrorMsg + ", status " + statusCode;
+            logText = errorMsg + ", status " + statusCode;
         }
         Log.e(TAG + "-" + tag.toString(), logText);
         addEntry(tag, LogLevel.w, logText);
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4aa42004d..2cd8779e9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -46,14 +46,10 @@ ext {
     commonsTextVersion = '1.10.0'
     eventBusVersion = '3.3.1'
     materialVersion = '1.2.1'
-    volleyVersion = '1.2.0'
 
     // test
     androidxTestCoreVersion = '1.4.0'
     assertjVersion = '3.11.1'
     junitVersion = '4.12'
     robolectricVersion = '4.9'
-
-    // android test
-    jUnitExtVersion = '1.1.3'
 }
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index d2d48423c..86c086e56 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pluginManagement {
     gradle.ext.kotlinVersion = '1.9.24'
     gradle.ext.agpVersion = '8.1.0'
     gradle.ext.automatticPublishToS3Version = '0.9.0'
-    gradle.ext.dependencyAnalysisVersion = '1.28.0'
+    gradle.ext.dependencyAnalysisVersion = '1.33.0'
 
     plugins {
         id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android" version gradle.ext.kotlinVersion