diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98d5d7db..dab6cec3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -207,12 +207,6 @@ under the License.
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.1</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>