diff --git a/vertx-web-openapi-router/src/main/java/module-info.java b/vertx-web-openapi-router/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 1c393946db..f1fa077b11 100644
--- a/vertx-web-openapi-router/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/vertx-web-openapi-router/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   requires static io.vertx.codegen.json;
   requires static io.vertx.docgen;
 
-  requires static io.vertx.auth.common; // Examples
   requires static io.vertx.auth.oauth2; // Examples
   requires static io.vertx.auth.jwt;    // Examples
 
diff --git a/vertx-web-openapi-router/src/test/java/module-info.java b/vertx-web-openapi-router/src/test/java/module-info.java
index 10646e97d6..c817f07f57 100644
--- a/vertx-web-openapi-router/src/test/java/module-info.java
+++ b/vertx-web-openapi-router/src/test/java/module-info.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   requires org.junit.jupiter.params;
   requires truth;
   requires org.mockito;
-  requires io.vertx.auth.common;
   requires static io.vertx.auth.oauth2;
   requires static io.vertx.auth.jwt;
   exports io.vertx.router.test.base;
diff --git a/vertx-web/src/main/java/module-info.java b/vertx-web/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 29a30534da..107e11b8d1 100644
--- a/vertx-web/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/vertx-web/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
   requires io.netty.codec.http;
   requires com.fasterxml.jackson.core;
 
-  requires static io.vertx.auth.common;
+  // Required by Vert.x Web even when no Vert.x Auth handler is used
+  requires io.vertx.auth.common;
+
   requires static io.vertx.auth.htdigest;
   requires static io.vertx.auth.jwt;
   requires static io.vertx.auth.otp;