diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b693b4da8..4fcca1651 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,20 +143,6 @@
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<phase>process-sources</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>${targetdirectory}</outputDirectory>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>