diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/simulator/pom.xml b/plugins/hypervisors/simulator/pom.xml
index 81aeb6d7bd7..a44997bf252 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/simulator/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/simulator/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
         <version>4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
-    <groupId>org.apache.cloudstack</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloud-plugin-hypervisor-simulator</artifactId>
     <name>Apache CloudStack Plugin - Hypervisor Simulator</name>
     <description>Simulator Hypervisor for Cloudstack</description>