diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f75974c..19c1a40 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -448,19 +448,6 @@ under the License.
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${spotbugs.plugin.version}</version>
-        <dependencies>
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spotbugs</artifactId>
-            <version>${spotbugs.impl.version}</version>
-         </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
-      </plugin>
-
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>