diff --git a/pmd-dist/pom.xml b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
index e8c89155d2..9e824be8a3 100644
--- a/pmd-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-dist/pom.xml
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@
             <type>sh</type>
             <classifier>completion</classifier>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-ant</artifactId>