diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index e7d1bcf155..4873169909 100644
--- a/pmd-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-xml</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <profiles>