diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f42c003948..98e991c5aca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -894,17 +894,6 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
         <version>${jersey2.version}</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-        <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.5</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-        <artifactId>plexus-component-annotations</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.5</version>
-      </dependency>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
         <artifactId>asm</artifactId>