diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index 5827326f6..3bc99758c 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -190,14 +190,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
index 6cd28de0d..9a9c55aba 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </systemProperties>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index bc8999dcd..f9a2123de 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <reporting>
diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index a755877f0..e21ce22fc 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <reporting>