diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 00c68a12c8..1cb163fd07 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@
       <groupId>easymock</groupId>
       <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-jxpath</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-jxpath</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44d959c6eb..4cfd4151b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ under the License.
     <easyMockVersion>1.2_Java1.3</easyMockVersion>
     <junitVersion>3.8.1</junitVersion>
     <plexusVersion>1.0-beta-3.0.7-SNAPSHOT</plexusVersion>
-    <plexusInteractivityVersion>1.0-alpha-6</plexusInteractivityVersion>
     <plexusInterpolationVersion>1.1</plexusInterpolationVersion>
     <plexusPluginManagerVersion>1.0-alpha-1</plexusPluginManagerVersion>
     <plexusUtilsVersion>1.5.8</plexusUtilsVersion>
@@ -264,17 +263,6 @@ under the License.
         <artifactId>plexus-interpolation</artifactId>
         <version>${plexusInterpolationVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-        <artifactId>plexus-interactivity-api</artifactId>
-        <version>${plexusInteractivityVersion}</version>
-        <exclusions>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-            <artifactId>plexus-component-api</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
-      </dependency>
 
       <!--  Plexus test dependencies -->
       <dependency>