diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a9a6e43cab..018499feaa1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1744,7 +1744,6 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>de.thetaphi</groupId>
                         <artifactId>forbiddenapis</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.5.1</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>check-forbidden-apis</id>