diff --git a/maven-surefire-common/pom.xml b/maven-surefire-common/pom.xml
index 9e178a6e68..7d5c301367 100644
--- a/maven-surefire-common/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-surefire-common/pom.xml
@@ -148,24 +148,6 @@
                     </systemPropertyVariables>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>shade</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <minimizeJar>true</minimizeJar>
-                            <artifactSet>
-                                <includes>
-                                    <include>org.apache.maven.shared:maven-common-artifact-filters</include>
-                                </includes>
-                            </artifactSet>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                 <artifactId>plexus-component-metadata</artifactId>