diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06929f9864d..0a8342438eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.8</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <quiet>true</quiet>
                     <failOnError>false</failOnError>