diff --git a/dependencymanager/annotation/pom.xml b/dependencymanager/annotation/pom.xml
index 2637ac7..a306d14 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/annotation/pom.xml
+++ b/dependencymanager/annotation/pom.xml
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@
 			<artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-			<artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.json</groupId>
diff --git a/dependencymanager/pom.xml b/dependencymanager/pom.xml
index b9df231..5c8da6c 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/pom.xml
+++ b/dependencymanager/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 				<artifactId>org.apache.felix.shell</artifactId>
 				<version>1.4.1</version>
 			</dependency>
-
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.eclipse.equinox</groupId>
 				<artifactId>osgi</artifactId>
@@ -126,12 +125,7 @@
 				<artifactId>pax-exam-junit</artifactId>
 				<version>${pax.exam.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
-
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-				<version>2.0</version>
-			</dependency>
+			
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>