diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index e1bea446bf..ad333eb004 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@ under the License.
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
       <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-plugin-registry</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>