diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 663d47a1980..990e2ec5f08 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
             <version>${maven.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${maven.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotlin-compiler</artifactId>
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
index 2623d11f565..7e43239e6ab 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.maven;
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import com.google.common.io.Files;
 import com.google.common.io.Resources;
-import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
@@ -129,21 +128,8 @@ public abstract class KotlinCompileMojoBase extends AbstractMojo {
      */
     public String testModule;
 
-    /**
-     * The maven project.
-     *
-     * @parameter default-value="${project}"
-     * @required
-     * @readonly
-     */
-    public MavenProject project;
-
     @Override
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
-        if (project.getPackaging().equals("pom")) {
-            getLog().info( "Skipping Kotlin execution for POM projects" );
-        }
-
         // Check sources
         List<String> sources = getSources();
         if (sources != null && sources.size() > 0) {