diff --git a/org.eclipse.images.renderer/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.images.renderer/pom.xml
index 8e43a022..46591d01 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.images.renderer/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.images.renderer/pom.xml
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-		<!--
-			Setup Java 1.8 output
-		-->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -124,41 +121,6 @@
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
-		<pluginManagement>
-			<plugins>
-				<!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
-					<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
-					<version>1.0.0</version>
-					<configuration>
-						<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-							<pluginExecutions>
-								<pluginExecution>
-									<pluginExecutionFilter>
-										<groupId>
-											org.apache.maven.plugins
-										</groupId>
-										<artifactId>
-											maven-plugin-plugin
-										</artifactId>
-										<versionRange>
-											[2.3,)
-										</versionRange>
-										<goals>
-											<goal>descriptor</goal>
-										</goals>
-									</pluginExecutionFilter>
-									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
-									</action>
-								</pluginExecution>
-							</pluginExecutions>
-						</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-					</configuration>
-				</plugin>
-			</plugins>
-		</pluginManagement>
 	</build>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c365b620..b4859b4d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,43 +48,4 @@
     <module>org.eclipse.images</module>
     <module>org.eclipse.images.renderer</module>
   </modules>
-  <build>
-  	<pluginManagement>
-  		<plugins>
-  			<!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
-  			<plugin>
-  				<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
-  				<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
-  				<version>1.0.0</version>
-  				<configuration>
-  					<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-  						<pluginExecutions>
-  							<pluginExecution>
-  								<pluginExecutionFilter>
-  									<groupId>
-  										org.eclipse.cbi.maven.plugins
-  									</groupId>
-  									<artifactId>
-  										eclipse-cbi-plugin
-  									</artifactId>
-  									<versionRange>
-  										[1.0.5,)
-  									</versionRange>
-  									<goals>
-  										<goal>
-  											generate-api-build-xml
-  										</goal>
-  									</goals>
-  								</pluginExecutionFilter>
-  								<action>
-  									<ignore></ignore>
-  								</action>
-  							</pluginExecution>
-  						</pluginExecutions>
-  					</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-  				</configuration>
-  			</plugin>
-  		</plugins>
-  	</pluginManagement>
-  </build>
 </project>