diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e5cb2c78..65a1539e5 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,19 +100,16 @@
         <!-- optional dependencies -->
 
         <dependency>
-            <!--<optional>true</optional>-->
             <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
             <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
-            <!--<optional>true</optional>-->
             <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
             <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
-            <optional>true</optional>
             <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.url</groupId>
             <artifactId>pax-url-aether</artifactId>
         </dependency>