diff --git a/adapter-base/pom.xml b/adapter-base/pom.xml
index 86bf6408eb..f4a1805b73 100644
--- a/adapter-base/pom.xml
+++ b/adapter-base/pom.xml
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>