diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-layer/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-layer/pom.xml
index fb9fd1e0b..4848285dd 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-layer/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-repository-layer/pom.xml
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
   <artifactId>archiva-repository-layer</artifactId>
   <name>Archiva Repository Interface Layer</name>
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.archiva</groupId>
-      <artifactId>archiva-xml-tools</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.archiva</groupId>
       <artifactId>archiva-model</artifactId>