diff --git a/pmd-xml/pmd-xml-ruleset.xml b/pmd-xml/pmd-xml-ruleset.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 88fc15f32b..0000000000
--- a/pmd-xml/pmd-xml-ruleset.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-
-
- Rules to check PMD itself.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index 89e92816a3..73cbe3554d 100644
--- a/pmd-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
@@ -27,17 +27,6 @@
-
-
-
- org.apache.maven.plugins
- maven-pmd-plugin
-
-
- pmd-xml-ruleset.xml
-
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