diff --git a/client/pom.xml b/client/pom.xml
index 14dc737dd17..f2206f103af 100644
--- a/client/pom.xml
+++ b/client/pom.xml
@@ -921,21 +921,6 @@
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>f5</id>
-            <activation>
-                <property>
-                    <name>noredist</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <dependencies>
-                <dependency>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.cloudstack</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>cloud-plugin-network-f5</artifactId>
-                    <version>${project.version}</version>
-                </dependency>
-            </dependencies>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>srx</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/pom.xml b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/pom.xml
index 0f8a83d02a2..1c53ecef4aa 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/pom.xml
@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@
             <artifactId>resolver</artifactId>
             <version>20050927</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
-            <artifactId>axis</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
-            <artifactId>axis-jaxrpc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>wsdl4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>wsdl4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/f5/pom.xml b/plugins/network-elements/f5/pom.xml
index 3ea27aae4a7..eaed6ae43aa 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/f5/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/f5/pom.xml
@@ -28,19 +28,11 @@
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
-            <artifactId>axis-jaxrpc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.cloud.com.f5</groupId>
             <artifactId>icontrol</artifactId>
             <version>12.1</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
-            <artifactId>axis</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-discovery</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-discovery</artifactId>
diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/juniper-srx/pom.xml b/plugins/network-elements/juniper-srx/pom.xml
index 94a4fe0f04a..aa145a45d47 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/juniper-srx/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/network-elements/juniper-srx/pom.xml
@@ -33,9 +33,5 @@
             <artifactId>icontrol</artifactId>
             <version>1.0</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
-            <artifactId>axis</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/plugins/pom.xml b/plugins/pom.xml
index 4fcfe3bc172..04c94a22f91 100755
--- a/plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/pom.xml
@@ -163,17 +163,6 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>f5</id>
-            <activation>
-                <property>
-                    <name>noredist</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <modules>
-                <module>network-elements/f5</module>
-            </modules>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>srx</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c0d7c79ace..530d3c1a09f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <cs.aspectjrt.version>1.9.6</cs.aspectjrt.version>
         <cs.aws.sdk.version>1.11.940</cs.aws.sdk.version>
         <cs.axiom.version>1.2.8</cs.axiom.version>
-        <cs.axis.version>1.4</cs.axis.version>
+        <cs.axis2.version>1.6.4</cs.axis2.version>
         <cs.batik.version>1.14</cs.batik.version>
         <cs.bcprov.version>1.70</cs.bcprov.version>
         <cs.cglib.version>3.3.0</cs.cglib.version>
@@ -456,14 +456,14 @@
                 <version>${cs.ehcache.version}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
-                <artifactId>axis</artifactId>
-                <version>${cs.axis.version}</version>
+                <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
+                <artifactId>axis2</artifactId>
+                <version>${cs.axis2.version}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
-                <artifactId>axis-jaxrpc</artifactId>
-                <version>${cs.axis.version}</version>
+                <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
+                <artifactId>axis2-jaxws</artifactId>
+                <version>${cs.axis2.version}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
diff --git a/vmware-base/pom.xml b/vmware-base/pom.xml
index a1a47be6fae..91b2d00604a 100644
--- a/vmware-base/pom.xml
+++ b/vmware-base/pom.xml
@@ -57,14 +57,6 @@
             <version>${cs.vmware.api.version}</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
-            <artifactId>axis</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
-            <artifactId>axis-jaxrpc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>wsdl4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>wsdl4j</artifactId>