diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/pom.xml b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/pom.xml
index 37da213210..3be2a979be 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -58,25 +58,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
 
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>com.mycila.maven-license-plugin</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-license-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.9.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <header>http://download.scm-manager.org/licenses/mvn-license.txt</header>
-          <includes>
-            <include>src/**</include>
-            <include>**/test/**</include>
-          </includes>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>target/**</exclude>
-            <exclude>.hg/**</exclude>
-            <exclude>**/fileview.py</exclude>
-          </excludes>
-          <strictCheck>true</strictCheck>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-
       <plugin>
         <groupId>sonia.scm.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>smp-maven-plugin</artifactId>