diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 14741b1ec8..bd3946942f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -549,12 +549,6 @@
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>2.22.2</version>
-
-                    <configuration>
-                        <argLine>
-                            --illegal-access=deny
-                        </argLine>
-                    </configuration>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>