diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/PomConstructionTest.java b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/PomConstructionTest.java
index 5931134837d4..9143b2db3f93 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/PomConstructionTest.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/PomConstructionTest.java
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ public void testPluginInheritanceSimple() throws Exception {
     @Test
     public void testPluginManagementDuplicate() throws Exception {
         PomTestWrapper pom = this.buildPom("plugin-management-duplicate/sub");
-        assertEquals(12, ((List<?>) pom.getValue("build/pluginManagement/plugins")).size());
+        assertEquals(8, ((List<?>) pom.getValue("build/pluginManagement/plugins")).size());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml b/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
index 11a640f2c5bb..75d6aaafcd45 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
@@ -65,28 +65,6 @@ under the License.
         <directory>${project.basedir}/src/test/resources</directory>
       </testResource>
     </testResources>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <!-- NOTE: These plugins will be removed from future versions of the super POM -->
-      <!-- They are kept for the moment as they are very unlikely to conflict with lifecycle mappings (MNG-4453) -->
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.1.0</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.7.1</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.7.0</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.1</version>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
   </build>
 
   <reporting>