diff --git a/dd-java-agent/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/build.gradle
index 891e58fc79c..6b86d0ba802 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/build.gradle
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ def sharedShadowJar = tasks.register('sharedShadowJar', ShadowJar) {
     exclude(project(':dd-trace-api'))
     exclude(project(':internal-api'))
     exclude(project(':components:context'))
+    exclude(project(':utils:config-utils'))
     exclude(project(':utils:time-utils'))
     exclude(dependency('org.slf4j::'))
   }
diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 73a71bdbffa..f4c8bd35b08 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ final class CachedData {
       exclude(project(':remote-config:remote-config-api'))
       exclude(project(':remote-config:remote-config-core'))
       exclude(project(':telemetry'))
+      exclude(project(':utils:config-utils'))
       exclude(project(':utils:container-utils'))
       exclude(project(':utils:socket-utils'))
       exclude(project(':utils:time-utils'))