diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2569be8..16f87a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,56 +37,6 @@
     <system>JIRA</system>
     <url>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MCHANGELOG</url>
   </issueManagement>
-  <mailingLists>
-    <!-- duplication from maven-plugins pom - temporary until they inherit properly -->
-    <mailingList>
-      <name>Maven User List</name>
-      <subscribe>users-subscribe@maven.apache.org</subscribe>
-      <unsubscribe>users-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org</unsubscribe>
-      <post>users@maven.apache.org</post>
-      <archive>http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-users</archive>
-      <otherArchives>
-        <otherArchive>http://www.mail-archive.com/users@maven.apache.org/</otherArchive>
-        <otherArchive>http://www.nabble.com/Maven---Users-f178.html</otherArchive>
-      </otherArchives>
-    </mailingList>
-    <mailingList>
-      <name>Maven Developer List</name>
-      <subscribe>dev-subscribe@maven.apache.org</subscribe>
-      <unsubscribe>dev-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org</unsubscribe>
-      <post>dev@maven.apache.org</post>
-      <archive>http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-dev</archive>
-    </mailingList>
-    <mailingList>
-      <name>Maven Commits List</name>
-      <subscribe>commits-subscribe@maven.apache.org</subscribe>
-      <unsubscribe>commits-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org</unsubscribe>
-      <post>commits@maven.apache.org</post>
-      <archive>http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-dev</archive>
-    </mailingList>
-    <!-- duplication from maven-parent pom - temporary until they inherit properly -->
-    <mailingList>
-      <name>Maven Announcements List</name>
-      <post>announce@maven.apache.org</post>
-      <subscribe>announce-subscribe@maven.apache.org</subscribe>
-      <unsubscribe>announce-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org</unsubscribe>
-      <archive>http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-announce/</archive>
-    </mailingList>
-    <mailingList>
-      <name>Maven Issues List</name>
-      <post>issues@maven.apache.org</post>
-      <subscribe>issues-subscribe@maven.apache.org</subscribe>
-      <unsubscribe>issues-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org</unsubscribe>
-      <archive>http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-issues/</archive>
-    </mailingList>
-    <mailingList>
-      <name>Maven Notifications List</name>
-      <post>notifications@maven.apache.org</post>
-      <subscribe>notifications-subscribe@maven.apache.org</subscribe>
-      <unsubscribe>notifications-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org</unsubscribe>
-      <archive>http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-notifications/</archive>
-    </mailingList>
-  </mailingLists>
   <developers>
     <developer>
       <id>kaz</id>