diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/ucs/pom.xml b/plugins/hypervisors/ucs/pom.xml
index a118b88d7f5..54cd68fd6b7 100755
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/ucs/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/ucs/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
   specific language governing permissions and limitations
   under the License.
 -->
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
     http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
     xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"