diff --git a/plugin-parent/project.properties b/plugin-parent/project.properties
index 9a16aca8..22644853 100644
--- a/plugin-parent/project.properties
+++ b/plugin-parent/project.properties
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ maven.multiproject.type=plugin
 maven.compile.target=1.3
 maven.compile.source=1.3
 
-# TODO: should not be necessary
-maven.changelog.factory=org.apache.maven.svnlib.SvnChangeLogFactory
-
 # TODO: derive from SCM URL
 maven.scm.svn.tag.base=https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-1/plugins/tags