diff --git a/libraries/examples/kotlin-java-example/pom.xml b/libraries/examples/kotlin-java-example/pom.xml
index 4b06baba49f..453d52c004b 100644
--- a/libraries/examples/kotlin-java-example/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/examples/kotlin-java-example/pom.xml
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.19.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <jvm>${env.JDK_18}/bin/java</jvm>
                 </configuration>