diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 88d6888..dfd53ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<log4j.version>2.8.2</log4j.version>
 	</properties>
-	<prerequisites>
-		<maven>3.0</maven>
-	</prerequisites>
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:git@github.com:svenkubiak/JPushover.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:svenkubiak/JPushover.git</developerConnection>