diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-core/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-core/pom.xml
index ec387d26e..2f61abcca 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-core/pom.xml
@@ -2,18 +2,6 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-parent</artifactId>
@@ -26,19 +14,12 @@
 		<name>Pivotal Software, Inc.</name>
 		<url>http://www.spring.io</url>
 	</organization>
-	<properties>
-
-	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
-			<artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-integration-kafka</artifactId>
@@ -58,11 +39,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-binder-test</artifactId>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.17</version>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>