diff --git a/plexus-compiler.spec b/plexus-compiler.spec
index d3604de..974b46e 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler.spec
+++ b/plexus-compiler.spec
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ cp %{SOURCE2} LICENSE.MIT
 
 %pom_change_dep org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-testing :::test plexus-compilers/plexus-compiler-eclipse
 
+%pom_remove_dep -r :plexus-xml
+
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-site-plugin
 
 %build