diff --git a/maven-plugin-mapping/src/main/mdo/plugins.mdo b/maven-plugin-mapping/src/main/mdo/plugins.mdo
index 31a0630ebc..d4a66256cc 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-mapping/src/main/mdo/plugins.mdo
+++ b/maven-plugin-mapping/src/main/mdo/plugins.mdo
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@
           <version>1.0.0</version>
           <description>The plugin artifactId</description>
         </field>
-        <!-- TODO: deprecated: remove -->
-        <field>
-          <name>packagingHandlers</name>
-          <version>1.0.0</version>
-          <description>A list of the packaging types supported by this plugin.</description>
-          <association>
-            <type>String</type>
-            <multiplicity>*</multiplicity>
-          </association>
-        </field>
       </fields>
     </class>
   </classes>