diff --git a/models/spring-ai-openai/pom.xml b/models/spring-ai-openai/pom.xml
index 6872d37dd2b..c75df21087e 100644
--- a/models/spring-ai-openai/pom.xml
+++ b/models/spring-ai-openai/pom.xml
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
 		<developerConnection>git@github.com:spring-projects/spring-ai.git</developerConnection>
 	</scm>
 
-	<properties>
-	</properties>
-
 	<dependencies>
 		
 		<!-- production dependencies -->