diff --git a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
index c328dc84dd6..0e8eab737b9 100644
--- a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
@@ -412,11 +412,6 @@
               <artifactId>tycho-sourceref-jgit</artifactId>
               <version>${tycho.version}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-              <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-              <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
-              <version>4.10.0</version>
-            </dependency>
           </dependencies>
           <configuration>
             <timestampProvider>jgit</timestampProvider>