diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4bdc34d..c80dcaa1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4.0</version>
+                <version>1.5.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <classpathScope>test</classpathScope>
                     <workingDirectory>${project.basedir}/target/test-classes</workingDirectory>
@@ -251,16 +251,6 @@
                     </arguments>
                     <includeProjectDependencies>true</includeProjectDependencies>
                 </configuration>
-                <!-- Excluded from the lifecycle, it doesn't work!
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>test</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>java</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-                -->
             </plugin>
             <!-- Test coverage -->
             <plugin>