diff --git a/maven-artifact/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml b/maven-artifact/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
index c7a6b0778b..4116d00457 100644
--- a/maven-artifact/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
@@ -360,10 +360,6 @@ under the License.
       </requirements>
     </component>
 
-    <component>
-      <role>org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepositoryFactory</role>
-      <implementation>org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.DefaultArtifactRepositoryFactory</implementation>
-    </component>
 
     <component>
       <role>org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.metadata.RepositoryMetadataBuilder</role>