diff --git a/checkstyle/project.xml b/checkstyle/project.xml
index 97007fbb..213c55f1 100644
--- a/checkstyle/project.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/project.xml
@@ -90,57 +90,36 @@
       <groupId>antlr</groupId>
       <artifactId>antlr</artifactId>
       <version>2.7.2</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>checkstyle</groupId>
       <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
       <version>3.2</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>checkstyle</groupId>
       <artifactId>checkstyle-optional</artifactId>
       <version>3.2</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>regexp</groupId>
       <artifactId>regexp</artifactId>
       <version>1.2</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-beanutils</artifactId>
       <version>1.6.1</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-collections</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-collections</artifactId>
       <version>2.1</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
       <version>1.0.3</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>