diff --git a/mule-migration-tool-expression/pom.xml b/mule-migration-tool-expression/pom.xml
index 8204805ac..f2e953905 100644
--- a/mule-migration-tool-expression/pom.xml
+++ b/mule-migration-tool-expression/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven.surefire.plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipTests>true</skipTests>
                 </configuration>