diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3cfe67d64..609cd09af 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@
 
         <!-- optional dependencies -->
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
             <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
@@ -272,12 +267,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <links>
-                        <link>http://openhft.github.io/Chronicle-Bytes/apidocs/</link>
-                        <link>http://openhft.github.io/Chronicle-Wire/apidocs/</link>
-                        <link>http://openhft.github.io/Chronicle-Algorithms/apidocs/</link>
-                        <link>http://openhft.github.io/Chronicle-Values/apidocs/</link>
-                    </links>
                     <tags>
                         <tag>
                             <name>apiNote</name>
@@ -296,7 +285,7 @@
                         </tag>
                     </tags>
                     <excludePackageNames>
-                        net.openhft.chronicle.hash.serialization.impl:net.openhft.xstream:net.openhft.chronicle.hash.impl:net.openhft.chronicle.map.impl:**.replication
+                        net.openhft.chronicle.hash.serialization.impl:net.openhft.chronicle.hash.impl:net.openhft.chronicle.map.impl:**.replication
                     </excludePackageNames>
                     <sourceFileExcludes>
                         <exclude>net/openhft/chronicle/hash/ChronicleHashBuilderPrivateAPI.java</exclude>
@@ -362,9 +351,7 @@
                         <Bundle-Name>OpenHFT :: ${project.artifactId}</Bundle-Name>
                         <Bundle-Version>${project.version}</Bundle-Version>
                         <Import-Package>
-                            com.thoughtworks.xstream;resolution:=optional,
                             org.jetbrains.annotations;resolution:=optional,
-                            org.intellij.lang.annotations;resolution:=optional,
                             *
                         </Import-Package>
                         <Export-Package>