diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_java.yml b/.github/workflows/test_java.yml
index bdf80c9865af..f7fdca95bb75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_java.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ jobs:
         bash: |
           set -ex
           bazel build //java:release
+          mvn install:install-file -Dfile=java/bom/pom.xml -DpomFile=java/bom/pom.xml
+          mvn install:install-file -Dfile=java/pom.xml -DpomFile=java/pom.xml
           mvn install:install-file -Dfile=bazel-bin/java/core/core_mvn-project.jar -DpomFile=bazel-bin/java/core/core_mvn-pom.xml
           mvn install:install-file -Dfile=bazel-bin/java/core/lite_mvn-project.jar -DpomFile=bazel-bin/java/core/lite_mvn-pom.xml
           mvn install:install-file -Dfile=bazel-bin/java/kotlin-lite/kotlin-lite_mvn-project.jar -DpomFile=bazel-bin/java/kotlin-lite/kotlin-lite_mvn-pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +97,3 @@ jobs:
     - name: Clean up
       run: |
         sudo rm -rf _build
-    - name: Validate Protobuf BOM
-      uses: googleapis/java-cloud-bom/tests/validate-bom@fd56f04bb0bc581776a74031591f0b3bc5e7920a # v26.13.0
-      with:
-        bom-path: java/bom/pom.xml
diff --git a/java/core/BUILD.bazel b/java/core/BUILD.bazel
index d695ab0ad033..5bf52209a9c6 100644
--- a/java/core/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/java/core/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ load("//java/internal:testing.bzl", "junit_tests")
 load("//upb/cmake:build_defs.bzl", "staleness_test")
 
 LITE_SRCS = [
-    # Keep in sync with `//java/lite:pom.xml`.
     "src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/AbstractMessageLite.java",
     "src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/AbstractParser.java",
     "src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/AbstractProtobufList.java",
@@ -523,7 +522,6 @@ protobuf_java_library(
 )
 
 LITE_TEST_EXCLUSIONS = [
-    # Keep in sync with //java/lite:pom.xml id=copy-test-source-files execution.
     "src/test/java/com/google/protobuf/AbstractMessageTest.java",
     "src/test/java/com/google/protobuf/AbstractProto2SchemaTest.java",
     "src/test/java/com/google/protobuf/AnyTest.java",
@@ -602,7 +600,6 @@ pkg_files(
         "BUILD.bazel",
         "generate-sources-build.xml",
         "generate-test-sources-build.xml",
-        "pom.xml",
         "pom_template.xml",
     ],
     strip_prefix = strip_prefix.from_root(""),
diff --git a/java/core/pom.xml b/java/core/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ee75cf4674c8..000000000000
--- a/java/core/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
-    <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
-  </parent>
-
-  <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-  <packaging>bundle</packaging>
-
-  <name>Protocol Buffers [Core]</name>
-  <description>
-    Core Protocol Buffers library. Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an
-    efficient yet extensible format.
-  </description>
-
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-      <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-      <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
-      <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-    <!-- Include core protos in the bundle as resources -->
-    <resources>
-      <resource>
-        <directory>${protobuf.source.dir}</directory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>google/protobuf/any.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/api.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/descriptor.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/duration.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/empty.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/field_mask.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/source_context.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/struct.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/timestamp.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/type.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/wrappers.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto</include>
-        </includes>
-      </resource>
-      <resource>
-        <directory>${protobuf.java_source.dir}</directory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>google/protobuf/java_features.proto</include>
-        </includes>
-      </resource>
-    </resources>
-    <testResources>
-      <testResource>
-        <directory>${protobuf.source.dir}</directory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>google/protobuf/testdata/golden_message_oneof_implemented</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/testdata/golden_packed_fields_message</include>
-        </includes>
-      </testResource>
-    </testResources>
-
-    <plugins>
-      <!-- Use Antrun plugin to generate sources with protoc -->
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <!-- Generate core protos -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>generate-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <ant antfile="generate-sources-build.xml"/>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-
-          <!-- Generate the test protos -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>generate-test-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <ant antfile="generate-test-sources-build.xml"/>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <!-- Add the generated sources to the build -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-generated-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>${generated.sources.dir}</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-generated-test-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-test-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>${generated.testsources.dir}</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <!-- OSGI bundle configuration -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <extensions>true</extensions>
-        <configuration>
-          <instructions>
-            <Automatic-Module-Name>com.google.protobuf</Automatic-Module-Name> <!-- Java9+ Jigsaw module name -->
-            <Bundle-DocURL>https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/</Bundle-DocURL>
-            <Bundle-SymbolicName>com.google.protobuf</Bundle-SymbolicName>
-            <Export-Package>com.google.protobuf;version=${project.version}</Export-Package>
-            <Import-Package>sun.misc;resolution:=optional,*</Import-Package>
-          </instructions>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-
-</project>
diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/BUILD.bazel b/java/kotlin-lite/BUILD.bazel
index 362a8bf3051d..4d5577048580 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/java/kotlin-lite/BUILD.bazel
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ pkg_files(
         "generate-sources-build.xml",
         "generate-test-sources-build.xml",
         "lite.awk",
-        "pom.xml",
         "pom_template.xml",
         "process-lite-sources-build.xml",
     ],
diff --git a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml b/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4435507fd63c..000000000000
--- a/java/kotlin-lite/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,237 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
-    <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
-  </parent>
-
-  <artifactId>protobuf-kotlin-lite</artifactId>
-
-  <name>Protocol Buffers [Kotlin-Lite]</name>
-  <description>
-    Lite version of Kotlin Protocol Buffers library. This version is optimized for code size, but does
-    not guarantee API/ABI stability.
-  </description>
-
-  <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>1.6.0</kotlin.version>
-  </properties>
-
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
-      <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-      <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-      <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-      <artifactId>guava-testlib</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
-      <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-      <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-      <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-      <artifactId>kotlin-test</artifactId>
-      <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-    <testResources>
-      <testResource>
-        <directory>${protobuf.source.dir}</directory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>google/protobuf/testdata/golden_message_oneof_implemented</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/testdata/golden_packed_fields_message</include>
-        </includes>
-      </testResource>
-    </testResources>
-
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>copy-kotlin-source-files</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <outputDirectory>${generated.sources.dir}/com/google/protobuf</outputDirectory>
-              <resources>
-                <resource>
-                  <directory>${basedir}/../kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/google/protobuf</directory>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>ByteStrings.kt</include>
-                    <include>DslList.kt</include>
-                    <include>DslMap.kt</include>
-                    <include>DslProxy.kt</include>
-                    <include>ExtensionList.kt</include>
-                    <include>OnlyForUseByGeneratedProtoCode.kt</include>
-                    <include>ProtoDslMarker.kt</include>
-                    <include>UnmodifiableCollections.kt</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </resource>
-              </resources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>copy-test-source-files</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <outputDirectory>${generated.testsources.dir}/com/google/protobuf</outputDirectory>
-              <resources>
-                <resource>
-                  <directory>${basedir}/../core/src/test/java/com/google/protobuf</directory>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>TestUtilLite.java</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </resource>
-              </resources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <!-- Use Antrun plugin to generate sources with protoc -->
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <!-- Generate core protos -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>generate-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <ant antfile="generate-sources-build.xml"/>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-
-          <!-- Generate the test protos -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>generate-test-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <ant antfile="generate-test-sources-build.xml"/>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-
-          <execution>
-            <id>process-lite-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <ant antfile="process-lite-sources-build.xml"/>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-generated-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>${generated.sources.dir}</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-generated-test-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-test-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>${generated.testsources.dir}</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-        <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
-        <extensions>true</extensions>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>compile</id>
-            <goals> <goal>compile</goal> </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sourceDirs>
-                <sourceDir>${project.basedir}/src/main/kotlin</sourceDir>
-                <sourceDir>${generated.sources.dir}</sourceDir>
-              </sourceDirs>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>test-compile</id>
-            <goals> <goal>test-compile</goal> </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sourceDirs>
-                <sourceDir>${project.basedir}/src/test/kotlin</sourceDir>
-                <sourceDir>${generated.testsources.dir}</sourceDir>
-              </sourceDirs>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-</project>
diff --git a/java/lite/BUILD.bazel b/java/lite/BUILD.bazel
index 68033946e986..f19cc38dd0a0 100644
--- a/java/lite/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/java/lite/BUILD.bazel
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ pkg_files(
         "generate-sources-build.xml",
         "generate-test-sources-build.xml",
         "lite.awk",
-        "pom.xml",
         "pom_template.xml",
         "process-lite-sources-build.xml",
     ],
diff --git a/java/lite/pom.xml b/java/lite/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index d2da13084652..000000000000
--- a/java/lite/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,358 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
-    <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
-  </parent>
-
-  <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
-  <packaging>bundle</packaging>
-
-  <name>Protocol Buffers [Lite]</name>
-  <description>
-    Lite version of Protocol Buffers library. This version is optimized for code size, but does
-    not guarantee API/ABI stability.
-  </description>
-
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-      <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-      <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
-      <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-     <!-- Include core protos in the bundle as resources -->
-     <resources>
-      <resource>
-        <directory>${protobuf.source.dir}</directory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>google/protobuf/any.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/api.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/descriptor.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/duration.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/empty.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/field_mask.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/source_context.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/struct.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/timestamp.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/type.proto</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/wrappers.proto</include>
-        </includes>
-      </resource>
-      <resource>
-        <directory>${protobuf.java_source.dir}</directory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>google/protobuf/java_features.proto</include>
-        </includes>
-      </resource>
-    </resources>
-    <testResources>
-      <testResource>
-        <directory>${protobuf.source.dir}</directory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>google/protobuf/testdata/golden_message_oneof_implemented</include>
-          <include>google/protobuf/testdata/golden_packed_fields_message</include>
-        </includes>
-      </testResource>
-    </testResources>
-
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>copy-source-files</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <outputDirectory>${generated.sources.dir}/com/google/protobuf</outputDirectory>
-              <resources>
-                <resource>
-                  <directory>${basedir}/../core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf</directory>
-                  <includes>
-                    <!-- Keep in sync with //java/core:BUILD  -->
-                    <include>AbstractMessageLite.java</include>
-                    <include>AbstractParser.java</include>
-                    <include>AbstractProtobufList.java</include>
-                    <include>AllocatedBuffer.java</include>
-                    <include>Android.java</include>
-                    <include>ArrayDecoders.java</include>
-                    <include>BinaryReader.java</include>
-                    <include>BinaryWriter.java</include>
-                    <include>BooleanArrayList.java</include>
-                    <include>BufferAllocator.java</include>
-                    <include>ByteBufferWriter.java</include>
-                    <include>ByteOutput.java</include>
-                    <include>ByteString.java</include>
-                    <include>CanIgnoreReturnValue.java</include>
-                    <include>CheckReturnValue.java</include>
-                    <include>CodedInputStream.java</include>
-                    <include>CodedInputStreamReader.java</include>
-                    <include>CodedOutputStream.java</include>
-                    <include>CodedOutputStreamWriter.java</include>
-                    <include>CompileTimeConstant.java</include>
-                    <include>DoubleArrayList.java</include>
-                    <include>ExperimentalApi.java</include>
-                    <include>ExtensionLite.java</include>
-                    <include>ExtensionRegistryFactory.java</include>
-                    <include>ExtensionRegistryLite.java</include>
-                    <include>ExtensionSchema.java</include>
-                    <include>ExtensionSchemaLite.java</include>
-                    <include>ExtensionSchemas.java</include>
-                    <include>FieldInfo.java</include>
-                    <include>FieldSet.java</include>
-                    <include>FieldType.java</include>
-                    <include>FloatArrayList.java</include>
-                    <include>GeneratedMessageInfoFactory.java</include>
-                    <include>GeneratedMessageLite.java</include>
-                    <include>InlineMe.java</include>
-                    <include>IntArrayList.java</include>
-                    <include>Internal.java</include>
-                    <include>InvalidProtocolBufferException.java</include>
-                    <include>IterableByteBufferInputStream.java</include>
-                    <include>Java8Compatibility.java</include>
-                    <include>JavaType.java</include>
-                    <include>LazyField.java</include>
-                    <include>LazyFieldLite.java</include>
-                    <include>LazyStringArrayList.java</include>
-                    <include>LazyStringList.java</include>
-                    <include>ListFieldSchema.java</include>
-                    <include>ListFieldSchemaLite.java</include>
-                    <include>ListFieldSchemas.java</include>
-                    <include>LongArrayList.java</include>
-                    <include>ManifestSchemaFactory.java</include>
-                    <include>MapEntryLite.java</include>
-                    <include>MapFieldLite.java</include>
-                    <include>MapFieldSchema.java</include>
-                    <include>MapFieldSchemaLite.java</include>
-                    <include>MapFieldSchemas.java</include>
-                    <include>MessageInfo.java</include>
-                    <include>MessageInfoFactory.java</include>
-                    <include>MessageLite.java</include>
-                    <include>MessageLiteOrBuilder.java</include>
-                    <include>MessageLiteToString.java</include>
-                    <include>MessageSchema.java</include>
-                    <include>MessageSetSchema.java</include>
-                    <include>MutabilityOracle.java</include>
-                    <include>NewInstanceSchema.java</include>
-                    <include>NewInstanceSchemaLite.java</include>
-                    <include>NewInstanceSchemas.java</include>
-                    <include>NioByteString.java</include>
-                    <include>OneofInfo.java</include>
-                    <include>Parser.java</include>
-                    <include>PrimitiveNonBoxingCollection.java</include>
-                    <include>ProtoSyntax.java</include>
-                    <include>Protobuf.java</include>
-                    <include>ProtobufArrayList.java</include>
-                    <include>ProtocolStringList.java</include>
-                    <include>RawMessageInfo.java</include>
-                    <include>Reader.java</include>
-                    <include>RopeByteString.java</include>
-                    <include>RuntimeVersion.java</include>
-                    <include>Schema.java</include>
-                    <include>SchemaFactory.java</include>
-                    <include>SchemaUtil.java</include>
-                    <include>SmallSortedMap.java</include>
-                    <include>StructuralMessageInfo.java</include>
-                    <include>TextFormatEscaper.java</include>
-                    <include>UninitializedMessageException.java</include>
-                    <include>UnknownFieldSchema.java</include>
-                    <include>UnknownFieldSetLite.java</include>
-                    <include>UnknownFieldSetLiteSchema.java</include>
-                    <include>UnmodifiableLazyStringList.java</include>
-                    <include>UnsafeByteOperations.java</include>
-                    <include>UnsafeUtil.java</include>
-                    <include>Utf8.java</include>
-                    <include>WireFormat.java</include>
-                    <include>Writer.java</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </resource>
-              </resources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>copy-test-source-files</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <outputDirectory>${generated.testsources.dir}/com/google/protobuf</outputDirectory>
-              <resources>
-                <resource>
-                  <directory>${basedir}/../core/src/test/java/com/google/protobuf</directory>
-                  <!-- For sources, we want to be explicit about what we add so we don't accidentally
-                  increase the size of the lite runtime library. For tests, we want to be defensive
-                  and exclude only the full runtime exclusive tests so we don't accidentally miss
-                  any test. -->
-                  <excludes>
-                    <!-- Keep in sync with //java/core:lite_tests BUILD rule. -->
-                    <exclude>AbstractMessageTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>AbstractProto2SchemaTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>AnyTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>CodedInputStreamTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>DeprecatedFieldTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>DescriptorsTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>DiscardUnknownFieldsTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>DynamicMessageTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>ExtensionRegistryFactoryTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>FieldPresenceTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>ForceFieldBuildersPreRun.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>GeneratedMessageTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>LazyFieldTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>LazyStringEndToEndTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>LazilyParsedMessageSetTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>MapForProto2Test.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>MapTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>MessageTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>NestedBuildersTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>PackedFieldTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>ParserTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>ParseExceptionsTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>Proto2ExtensionLookupSchemaTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>Proto2SchemaTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>Proto2UnknownEnumValueTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>RepeatedFieldBuilderTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>ServiceTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>SingleFieldBuilderTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>TestBadIdentifiers.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>TextFormatParseInfoTreeTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>TextFormatParseLocationTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>TextFormatPerformanceTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>TextFormatTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>TestUtil.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>TypeRegistryTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>UnknownEnumValueTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>UnknownFieldSetLiteTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>UnknownFieldSetPerformanceTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>UnknownFieldSetTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>WellKnownTypesTest.java</exclude>
-                    <exclude>WireFormatTest.java</exclude>
-                  </excludes>
-                </resource>
-              </resources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <!-- Use Antrun plugin to generate sources with protoc -->
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <!-- Generate core protos -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>generate-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <ant antfile="generate-sources-build.xml"/>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-
-          <!-- Generate the test protos -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>generate-test-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <ant antfile="generate-test-sources-build.xml"/>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-
-          <execution>
-            <id>process-lite-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <ant antfile="process-lite-sources-build.xml"/>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-generated-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>${generated.sources.dir}</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-generated-test-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-test-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>${generated.testsources.dir}</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <!-- OSGI bundle configuration -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <extensions>true</extensions>
-        <configuration>
-          <instructions>
-            <Automatic-Module-Name>com.google.protobuf</Automatic-Module-Name> <!-- Java9+ Jigsaw module name -->
-            <Bundle-DocURL>https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/</Bundle-DocURL>
-            <Bundle-SymbolicName>com.google.protobuf</Bundle-SymbolicName>
-            <Export-Package>com.google.protobuf;version=${project.version}</Export-Package>
-            <Import-Package>sun.misc;resolution:=optional,*</Import-Package>
-          </instructions>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-
-</project>
diff --git a/java/util/BUILD.bazel b/java/util/BUILD.bazel
index 6b2da2b25b45..271bee1c1034 100644
--- a/java/util/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/java/util/BUILD.bazel
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ pkg_files(
         "src/test/**/*.proto",
     ]) + [
         "BUILD.bazel",
-        "pom.xml",
         "pom_template.xml",
     ],
     strip_prefix = strip_prefix.from_root(""),
diff --git a/java/util/pom.xml b/java/util/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 775d50c828b5..000000000000
--- a/java/util/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
-    <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.28.0</version>
-  </parent>
-
-  <artifactId>protobuf-java-util</artifactId>
-  <packaging>bundle</packaging>
-
-  <name>Protocol Buffers [Util]</name>
-  <description>Utilities for Protocol Buffers</description>
-
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
-      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-      <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-      <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.1</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.j2objc</groupId>
-      <artifactId>j2objc-annotations</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.2</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-      <artifactId>guava-testlib</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
-      <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.9</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-      <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
-      <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-
-  <properties>
-    <!-- Use the core proto dir so that we can call the core generation script -->
-    <test.proto.dir>../core/src/test/proto</test.proto.dir>
-  </properties>
-
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <!-- Generate the test protos -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>generate-test-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <target>
-                <!-- Generate all of the test protos from the core module -->
-                <ant antfile="../core/generate-test-sources-build.xml"/>
-
-                <!-- Generate additional test protos for this module -->
-                <exec executable="${protoc}">
-                  <arg value="--java_out=${generated.testsources.dir}"/>
-                  <arg value="--proto_path=${protobuf.source.dir}"/>
-                  <arg value="--proto_path=src/test/proto"/>
-                  <arg value="src/test/proto/com/google/protobuf/util/json_test.proto"/>
-                  <arg value="src/test/proto/com/google/protobuf/util/json_test_proto2.proto"/>
-                </exec>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <!-- Add the generated test sources to the build -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-generated-test-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-test-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>${generated.testsources.dir}</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <signature>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
-            <artifactId>java18</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0</version>
-          </signature>
-          <signature>
-            <groupId>net.sf.androidscents.signature</groupId>
-            <artifactId>android-api-level-21</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.1_r2</version>
-          </signature>
-        </configuration>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>android</id>
-            <phase>test</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>check</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <!-- Configure the OSGI bundle -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <extensions>true</extensions>
-        <configuration>
-          <instructions>
-            <Automatic-Module-Name>com.google.protobuf.util</Automatic-Module-Name> <!-- Java9+ Jigsaw module name -->
-            <Bundle-DocURL>https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/</Bundle-DocURL>
-            <Bundle-SymbolicName>com.google.protobuf.util</Bundle-SymbolicName>
-            <Export-Package>com.google.protobuf.util;version=${project.version}</Export-Package>
-          </instructions>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-
-      <!-- Configure the fat jar to include all dependencies -->
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <descriptorRefs>
-            <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-          </descriptorRefs>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-</project>