diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d96acd8764..2ac5cdb890 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -567,11 +567,6 @@
                       <failOnError>${access-modifier-checker.failOnError}</failOnError>
                   </configuration>
               </plugin>
-              <plugin>
-                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                  <version>3.2.0</version>
-              </plugin>
               <plugin>
                   <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                   <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>