diff --git a/checkstyle/project.xml b/checkstyle/project.xml
index f3bc037f..b058296f 100644
--- a/checkstyle/project.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/project.xml
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@
       <groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-beanutils</artifactId>
       <version>1.6.1</version>
-      <properties>
-        <classloader>root</classloader>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-collections</groupId>