diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/xml/Xpp3Dom.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/xml/Xpp3Dom.java
index 48be8ba9..e05321d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/xml/Xpp3Dom.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/xml/Xpp3Dom.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class Xpp3Dom implements Iterable<Xpp3Dom> {
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2567894443061173996L;
 
     private String name;