diff --git a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
index f962e70..61bb0f2 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
@@ -75,13 +75,6 @@
       <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
       <version>1.0-alpha-7</version>
     </dependency>
-
-    <!-- misc -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>