diff --git a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
index 266a49a0cf7..6173801467f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
@@ -305,11 +305,6 @@
 					<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>3.4</version>
 				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-					<artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.15</version>
-				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
 					<artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -588,33 +583,6 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-				<artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<skip>${disable.checks}</skip>
-					<signature>
-						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
-						<artifactId>java18</artifactId>
-						<version>1.0</version>
-					</signature>
-					<annotations>
-						<annotation>org.springframework.boot.lang.UsesUnsafeJava</annotation>
-					</annotations>
-					<excludeDependencies>
-						<excludeDependency>org.glassfish.hk2.external:asm-all-repackaged</excludeDependency>
-					</excludeDependencies>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>enforce-java-8</id>
-						<phase>test</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>check</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml
index cfa135e5f9c..7b39f950f57 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/pom.xml
@@ -137,13 +137,6 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-				<artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<skip>true</skip>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.basepom.maven</groupId>
 				<artifactId>duplicate-finder-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml
index d9d6a1847c3..22926fc79cb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/pom.xml
@@ -100,17 +100,6 @@
 					</archive>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-				<artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<annotations>
-						<annotation>org.springframework.boot.loader.tools.UsesUnsafeJava</annotation>
-						<annotation>org.springframework.lang.UsesJava7</annotation>
-						<annotation>org.springframework.lang.UsesJava8</annotation>
-					</annotations>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 </project>