diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c96cf89d0..c1e61566c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>geronimo-jpa_2.0_spec</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2</version>
+                <version>1.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>geronimo-validation_1.0_spec</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1</version>
+                <version>1.0</version>
             </dependency>            
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
@@ -1146,22 +1146,4 @@
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
 
-    <!-- added so the build can find stagged Geronimo Spec artifacts -->
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>apache.nexus.staging</id>
-            <name>Apache Staging Repository</name>
-            <layout>default</layout>
-            <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/</url>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>false</enabled>
-            </snapshots>
-            <releases>
-                <enabled>true</enabled>
-                <updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
-                <checksumPolicy>warn</checksumPolicy>
-            </releases>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
-
 </project>