diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce0374fe1..6b64bf16e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -189,14 +189,6 @@
 
             </plugin>
 
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.18.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <enableAssertions>true</enableAssertions>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
 
         </plugins>
     </build>