diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 60a1598e..2113fb7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -183,11 +183,6 @@
     </modules>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-
-    <dependencies>
-
-    </dependencies>
-
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>