diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6fad8ff9407f..c960a8d44766 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1301,48 +1301,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <!-- Separates the unit tests from the integration tests. -->
-            <!-- TODO: Integration-Tests should be executed by the failsafe plugin -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>unit-tests</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>test</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <phase>test</phase>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <includes>
-                                <!-- Include unit tests within integration-test phase. -->
-                                <include>src/test/**/*Test.java</include>
-                            </includes>
-                            <excludes>
-                                <!-- Exclude integration tests within (unit) test phase. -->
-                                <exclude>src/test/**/*IT.java</exclude>
-                            </excludes>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>integration-tests</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>test</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <includes>
-                                <!-- Include integration tests within integration-test phase. -->
-                                <include>src/test/**/*IT.java</include>
-                            </includes>
-                            <excludes>
-                                <!-- Exclude unit tests within (unit) test phase. -->
-                                <exclude>src/test/**/*Test.java</exclude>
-                            </excludes>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <!-- Also package the sources as jar -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>