diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin-bootstrap.spec b/maven-plugin-plugin-bootstrap.spec
index 2c72a04..2d9d1b6 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin-bootstrap.spec
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin-bootstrap.spec
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ artifact metadata and a generic help goal.
 # Use Maven 3.1.1 APIs
 %pom_remove_dep :maven-project maven-plugin-plugin
 %pom_remove_dep :maven-plugin-descriptor maven-plugin-plugin
-%pom_remove_dep :maven-plugin-registry maven-plugin-plugin
 %pom_remove_dep :maven-artifact-manager maven-plugin-plugin
 
 # Why on the earth is this dependency there ???