diff --git a/dao/pom.xml b/dao/pom.xml
index 41ed9315f..69191b94d 100644
--- a/dao/pom.xml
+++ b/dao/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>dao</artifactId>
 	
-	<properties>
-		
-	</properties>
-	
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>