diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85a25eed08..b71ee0e2ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -206,27 +206,6 @@ under the License.
           <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>1.0.0</version>
         </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.2.1</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- needed for release: default value "(,${project.version})" for 2.0.10 is 2.0.10-SNAPSHOT -->
-            <comparisonVersion>2.0.9</comparisonVersion>
-            <excludes>
-              <!-- TODO: These represent method ADDITIONS from 2.0.9, and should be removed after
-                   2.0.10 is released. -->
-              <exclude>org/apache/maven/lifecycle/LifecycleExecutor*</exclude>
-              <exclude>org/apache/maven/artifact/metadata/ArtifactMetadataSource*</exclude>
-              <exclude>org/apache/maven/project/MavenProjectBuilder*</exclude>
-              <exclude>org/apache/maven/project/ProjectBuilderConfiguration*</exclude>
-              <exclude>org/apache/maven/project/interpolation/ModelInterpolator*</exclude>
-              <exclude>org/apache/maven/project/inheritance/ModelInheritanceAssembler*</exclude>
-              <exclude>org/apache/maven/execution/MavenExecutionRequest*</exclude>
-              <exclude>org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager*</exclude>
-            </excludes>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>