diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 94fd9fc4..7d2747ae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1366,10 +1366,6 @@ under the License.
               </reportSet>
             </reportSets>
           </plugin>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-          </plugin>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>