diff --git a/felix-parent.spec b/felix-parent.spec
index 7a64de4..bbdf5ac 100644
--- a/felix-parent.spec
+++ b/felix-parent.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Parent POM file for Apache Felix Specs.
 %pom_remove_plugin :apache-rat-plugin
 %pom_remove_plugin :animal-sniffer-maven-plugin
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-enforcer-plugin
+%pom_remove_plugin :tools-maven-plugin
 
 # wagon ssh dependency unneeded
 %pom_xpath_remove pom:extensions