diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 786ce46..44ecd1b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,35 +44,5 @@
     <module>hyracks-fullstack</module>
     <module>asterixdb</module>
   </modules>
-  <build>
-      <pluginManagement>
-          <plugins>
-              <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
-              <plugin>
-                  <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
-                  <version>1.0.0</version>
-                  <configuration>
-                      <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-                          <pluginExecutions>
-                              <pluginExecution>
-                                  <pluginExecutionFilter>
-                                      <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                                      <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                                      <versionRange>[2.17,)</versionRange>
-                                      <goals>
-                                          <goal>check</goal>
-                                      </goals>
-                                  </pluginExecutionFilter>
-                                  <action>
-                                      <ignore></ignore>
-                                  </action>
-                              </pluginExecution>
-                          </pluginExecutions>
-                      </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-                  </configuration>
-              </plugin>
-          </plugins>
-      </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
+
 </project>