diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f62788d29..0f9bf2ec67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -161,19 +161,6 @@
           <release>12</release>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>tidy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <phase>validate</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>check</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
         <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>