diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f115e5d5e..ce92dad48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -269,18 +269,6 @@
             </descriptors>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.2</version>
-          <executions>
-            <execution>
-              <goals>
-                <goal>clean</goal>
-              </goals>
-            </execution>
-          </executions>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -306,11 +294,6 @@
           <excludeFilterFile>${basedir}/findbugs-exclude-filter.xml</excludeFilterFile>
        </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2</version>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-changes-plugin</artifactId>