diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 513e65df0..6835b2a32 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>java-hello-world-webapp Maven Webapp</name>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
   <build>
     <finalName>java-hello-world</finalName>
   </build>