diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c06c9b544d..0131badf0b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 		<plexusVersion>2.2.0</plexusVersion>
 		<plexusUtilsVersion>3.5.1</plexusUtilsVersion>
 		<plexusCompilerVersion>2.15.0</plexusCompilerVersion>
-		<cipherVersion>2.1.0</cipherVersion>
 		<pluginToolsVersion>3.15.0</pluginToolsVersion>
 		<jgit-version>6.10.0.202406032230-r</jgit-version>
 		<maven-version>3.9.9</maven-version>
@@ -123,11 +122,6 @@
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 				<version>${maven-version}</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-				<artifactId>plexus-cipher</artifactId>
-				<version>${cipherVersion}</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 				<artifactId>plexus-component-annotations</artifactId>
diff --git a/tycho-core/pom.xml b/tycho-core/pom.xml
index b359a2a851..229e976e0b 100644
--- a/tycho-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tycho-core/pom.xml
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@
 			<artifactId>plexus-interpolation</artifactId>
 			<version>1.27</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-			<artifactId>plexus-cipher</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
 			<artifactId>sisu-equinox-launching</artifactId>