diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bcca613cac..107e74a380 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -216,20 +216,6 @@
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>org.objenesis:objenesis</ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-
   <modules>
     <module>proto-google-cloud-firestore-admin-v1</module>
     <module>proto-google-cloud-firestore-v1</module>