diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test/ReadMe.txt b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test/ReadMe.txt
index 21fb72940..3cabaacd2 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test/ReadMe.txt
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-test/ReadMe.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ Run Selenium tests in src/test/testng against an existing Archiva instance
   - modify src/test/resources/testng.properties as needed
   - mvn clean install -Dcontainer-existing
 
-The Cargo installations are stored outside of target to avoid multiple downloads.
-To remove the Cargo installations and re-download them next run, use:
-  - mvn -Pclean-cargo clean
-
 Internet Explorer and Safari users must disable their popup blockers. Using *iexplore as
 the browser requires running as an Administrator on Windows 7/Vista, or alternatively you
 can use *iexploreproxy.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 42271ad5a..3e94a9a91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1723,11 +1723,6 @@
             </dependency>
           </dependencies>
         </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.1.4</version>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>