diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 868d62f5..0fc8b94b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -371,30 +371,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin><!-- workaround for https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SM-5021 -->
-                <groupId>com.google.code.maven-replacer-plugin</groupId>
-                <artifactId>replacer</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.3</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>fix-depends-RB</id>
-                        <phase>process-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>replace</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <file>${project.build.directory}/classes/META-INF/maven/dependencies.properties</file>
-                    <replacements>
-                        <replacement>
-                            <token># Generated at: .+</token>
-                            <value>#</value>
-                        </replacement>
-                    </replacements>
-                    <regex>true</regex>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
 
             <!-- Provides PlantUML integration into site deployments. -->
             <plugin>