diff --git a/helloworld-jsf/pom.xml b/helloworld-jsf/pom.xml
index c0dbd6fcef..8e5268e516 100644
--- a/helloworld-jsf/pom.xml
+++ b/helloworld-jsf/pom.xml
@@ -26,27 +26,6 @@
       <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    </properties>
 
-   <repositories>
-      <!-- Define the maven repositories where the RichFaces artifacts can be found.
-      You should consider using a repository manager or declare repositories in your settings.xml.
-      See http://www.sonatype.com/people/2009/02/why-putting-repositories-in-your-poms-is-a-bad-idea/
-      -->
-      <repository>
-         <id>jboss-public-repository-group</id>
-         <name>JBoss Public Maven Repository Group</name>
-         <url>https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/groups/public-jboss/</url>
-         <layout>default</layout>
-         <releases>
-            <enabled>true</enabled>
-            <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
-         </releases>
-         <snapshots>
-            <enabled>true</enabled>
-            <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
-         </snapshots>
-      </repository>
-    </repositories>
-
    <dependencyManagement>
       <dependencies>
          <!-- Define the version of JBoss' Java EE 6 APIs we want to import.