diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index e8008f4584..b9098c0f99 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>com.google</groupId>
-    <artifactId>google</artifactId>
-    <version>1</version>
-  </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
   <artifactId>protobuf-parent</artifactId>