diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d2e014defe..a1f839f3ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -170,11 +170,6 @@ under the License.
             </execution>
           </executions>
         </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.1</version>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>