diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a17e829225..f1f7b16562 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -269,12 +269,6 @@ under the License.
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-component-annotations</artifactId>
         <version>${plexusVersion}</version>
-        <exclusions>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>