diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59b021f1c..3ebc36db1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -207,11 +207,6 @@
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
             <version>${dependency.google.guava.version}</version>
          </dependency>
-         <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.12.2</version>
-         </dependency>
          <dependency>
             <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
             <artifactId>alfresco-xmlfactory</artifactId>