diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index aaeed81e6..645b038df 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -190,10 +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>