diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 74f90978c..765a94087 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@
 		<version.hamcrest>2.2</version.hamcrest>
 		<version.equalsverifier>3.1.11</version.equalsverifier>
 		<version.openpojo>0.8.13</version.openpojo>
-		<version.jacoco>0.8.3</version.jacoco>
-		<jacoco.reportPath>${project.basedir}/../../target/jacoco.exec</jacoco.reportPath>
 
 		<!-- database driver versions -->
 		<version.h2>1.4.197</version.h2>
@@ -236,46 +234,6 @@
 					</archive>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
-				<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${version.jacoco}</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>prepare-agent</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<append>true</append>
-							<destFile>${jacoco.reportPath}</destFile>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>report</id>
-						<phase>prepare-package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>report</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>jacoco-check</id>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>check</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<rules>
-								<rule>
-									<limits>
-										<limit>
-											<minimum>0.0</minimum>
-										</limit>
-									</limits>
-								</rule>
-							</rules>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -320,9 +278,6 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>${version.maven.surefire}</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<argLine>${argLine}</argLine>
-				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>