diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f64b6c0afc..85a25eed08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ under the License.
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/</url>
   <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
   <properties>
-    <aspectjVersion>1.5.3</aspectjVersion>
     <classWorldsVersion>1.3</classWorldsVersion>
     <commonsCliVersion>1.0</commonsCliVersion>
     <doxiaVersion>1.0-alpha-9</doxiaVersion>
@@ -173,15 +172,6 @@ under the License.
             <target>1.5</target>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.0-beta-2</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <source>1.5</source>
-            <target>1.5</target>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
@@ -481,13 +471,6 @@ under the License.
         <type>test-jar</type>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
-
-      <!-- Needed for backward compat aspect. -->
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>aspectj</groupId>
-        <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
-        <version>${aspectjVersion}</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-plugin-manager</artifactId>