diff --git a/initializr-bom/pom.xml b/initializr-bom/pom.xml
index eb0a66e1..6f8998c7 100644
--- a/initializr-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/initializr-bom/pom.xml
@@ -137,11 +137,6 @@
 					<artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>1.2.1</version>
 				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-					<artifactId>xml-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.0.2</version>
-				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 	</build>