diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 576bd7527..720c952bb 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ resolvers += Classpaths.sbtPluginReleases
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "0.14.5")
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-buildinfo" % "0.7.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-site" % "1.3.0")
-addSbtPlugin("io.get-coursier" % "sbt-coursier" % "1.0.0-RC12")
+// removed until https://github.com/sbt/sbt/issues/3496 is fixed
+// addSbtPlugin("io.get-coursier" % "sbt-coursier" % "1.0.0-RC12")
 addSbtPlugin("org.foundweekends" % "sbt-bintray" % "0.5.1")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "1.5.1")
 addSbtPlugin("pl.project13.scala" % "sbt-jmh" % "0.2.27")