diff --git a/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/pom.xml
index 916ace01..4b0e555e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/pom.xml
@@ -253,40 +253,5 @@
 				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-				<artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.0.0</version>
-				<inherited>true</inherited>
-				<configuration>
-					<updatePomFile>true</updatePomFile>
-					<flattenMode>oss</flattenMode>
-					<pomElements>
-						<parent>expand</parent>
-						<distributionManagement>remove</distributionManagement>
-						<repositories>remove</repositories>
-					</pomElements>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<!-- enable flattening -->
-					<execution>
-						<id>flatten</id>
-						<phase>process-resources</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>flatten</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-					<!-- ensure proper cleanup -->
-					<execution>
-						<id>flatten.clean</id>
-						<phase>clean</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>clean</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
 	</build>
 </project>