diff --git a/java/kotlin/pom.xml b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
index bbc5af4c0500..f75a86b673fe 100644
--- a/java/kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/java/kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -200,13 +200,5 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
-  
-  <pluginRepositories>
-    <pluginRepository>
-      <id>jcenter</id>
-      <name>JCenter</name>
-      <url>https://jcenter.bintray.com/</url>
-    </pluginRepository>
-  </pluginRepositories>
 
 </project>