diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 21d6777764..e54e5f876d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,13 +104,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
   <dependencyManagement>
     <!-- any dependencies that can be used by plugins must be defined in the bom and not here -->
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
-        <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>5.9.0</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!--  make sure these old servlet versions are never used by us or by any plugins which end up depending on this version -->
         <!--  plugin-pom tries to fudge servlet support to be compatible with cores < 2.0 and JTH which needs 3.x for jetty, and ends up causing issues with some IDEs -->