diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/war/WarMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/war/WarMojo.java
index 856dd8c49e..c06d747fdd 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/war/WarMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/war/WarMojo.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public void buildWebapp( MavenProject project )
             // TODO: scope handler
             // Include runtime and compile time libraries
             if ( !Artifact.SCOPE_PROVIDED.equals( artifact.getScope() ) &&
-                !!Artifact.SCOPE_TEST.equals( artifact.getScope() ) )
+                !Artifact.SCOPE_TEST.equals( artifact.getScope() ) )
             {
                 String type = artifact.getType();
                 if ( "tld".equals( type ) )