diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/maven/plugins/hpi/InitializeMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/maven/plugins/hpi/InitializeMojo.java
deleted file mode 100644
index bd452ef18d..0000000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/maven/plugins/hpi/InitializeMojo.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-package org.jenkinsci.maven.plugins.hpi;
-
-import hudson.util.VersionNumber;
-import io.jenkins.lib.versionnumber.JavaSpecificationVersion;
-import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
-import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.LifecyclePhase;
-import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
-
-/**
- * Configure Maven for the desired version of Java.
- *
- * @author Basil Crow
- */
-@Mojo(name = "initialize", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.INITIALIZE)
-public class InitializeMojo extends AbstractJenkinsMojo {
-
- @Override
- public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
- setCompilerProperties();
- }
-
- private void setCompilerProperties() throws MojoExecutionException {
- if (!project.getProperties().containsKey("maven.compiler.source")
- && !project.getProperties().containsKey("maven.compiler.release")) {
- // On an older plugin parent POM that predates the setting of these values as Maven properties.
- return;
- }
-
- JavaSpecificationVersion javaVersion = getMinimumJavaVersion();
- if (JavaSpecificationVersion.forCurrentJVM().isOlderThan(new VersionNumber("9"))) {
- // Should always be set already, but just in case...
- setProperty("maven.compiler.source", javaVersion.toString());
- setProperty("maven.compiler.target", javaVersion.toString());
- setProperty("maven.compiler.testSource", javaVersion.toString());
- setProperty("maven.compiler.testTarget", javaVersion.toString());
- // Should never be set already, but just in case...
- unsetProperty("maven.compiler.release");
- unsetProperty("maven.compiler.testRelease");
- } else {
- /*
- * When compiling with a Java 9+ compiler, we always rely on "release" in favor of "source" and "target",
- * even when compiling to Java 8 bytecode.
- */
- setProperty("maven.compiler.release", Integer.toString(javaVersion.toReleaseVersion()));
- setProperty("maven.compiler.testRelease", Integer.toString(javaVersion.toReleaseVersion()));
-
- /*
- * While it does not hurt to have these set to the Java specification version, it is also not needed when
- * "release" is in use.
- */
- unsetProperty("maven.compiler.source");
- unsetProperty("maven.compiler.target");
- unsetProperty("maven.compiler.testSource");
- unsetProperty("maven.compiler.testTarget");
- }
- }
-
- private void setProperty(String key, String value) {
- String currentValue = project.getProperties().getProperty(key);
- if (currentValue == null || !currentValue.equals(value)) {
- getLog().info("Setting " + key + " to " + value);
- project.getProperties().setProperty(key, value);
- }
- }
-
- private void unsetProperty(String key) {
- String currentValue = project.getProperties().getProperty(key);
- if (currentValue != null && !currentValue.isEmpty()) {
- getLog().info("Unsetting " + key);
- project.getProperties().remove(key);
- }
- }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
index e00dfef3bb..89d675aa35 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
default
org.jenkins-ci.tools:maven-hpi-plugin:validate,org.jenkins-ci.tools:maven-hpi-plugin:validate-hpi
- org.jenkins-ci.tools:maven-hpi-plugin:initialize
org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:resources
org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:compile
org.kohsuke:access-modifier-checker:enforce