diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84c0f91e5..0ee451425 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1788,21 +1788,6 @@
             </dependency>
           </dependencies>
         </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.8</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.2</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.1</version>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.modello</groupId>
           <artifactId>modello-maven-plugin</artifactId>