diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 809e2db5e..f4eddf6dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -174,19 +174,6 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>io.spring.javaformat</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-javaformat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring-format.version}</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>validate</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>validate</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>