diff --git a/artemis-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/artemis-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 22ce0838..12c79a82 100644
--- a/artemis-elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/artemis-elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -285,12 +285,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>