diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b171ce66..b61b5c0b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -781,13 +781,6 @@
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
 
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.3</version>
-        </plugin>
-
-
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>jpox-maven-plugin</artifactId>