diff --git a/pmd/plugin.jelly b/pmd/plugin.jelly
index 76d01a44..8258d0f1 100644
--- a/pmd/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pmd/plugin.jelly
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
       <pathelement path="${plugin.getDependencyPath('asm:asm')}" />
       <pathelement path="${plugin.getDependencyPath('backport-util-concurrent:backport-util-concurrent')}" />
       <pathelement path="${plugin.getDependencyPath('jaxen:jaxen')}" />
-      <pathelement path="${plugin.getDependencyPath('oro:oro')}" />
       <pathelement path="${pom.getDependencyClasspath()}" />
       <path refid="maven.dependency.classpath" />
     </path>
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@
       <pathelement path="${plugin.getDependencyPath('asm:asm')}" />
       <pathelement path="${plugin.getDependencyPath('backport-util-concurrent:backport-util-concurrent')}" />
       <pathelement path="${plugin.getDependencyPath('jaxen:jaxen')}" />
-      <pathelement path="${plugin.getDependencyPath('oro:oro')}" />
       <pathelement path="${pom.getDependencyClasspath()}" />
       <path refid="maven.dependency.classpath" />
     </path>
diff --git a/pmd/project.xml b/pmd/project.xml
index b6ce9776..b55820f4 100644
--- a/pmd/project.xml
+++ b/pmd/project.xml
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@
       <version>3.9</version>
       <url>http://pmd.sourceforge.net</url>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>oro</groupId>
-      <artifactId>oro</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.8</version>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>asm</groupId>
       <artifactId>asm</artifactId>