diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index 01a147122..3a2c0454b 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -291,15 +291,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>