diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index 524605eae0..f76553784e 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -719,15 +719,6 @@
         <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
         <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>1.1.0</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>modernizer</id>
-            <phase>verify</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>modernizer</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
         <configuration>
           <javaVersion>1.7</javaVersion>
           <exclusionsFile>resources/modernizer_exclusions.txt</exclusionsFile>