diff --git a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-backend-impls/nd4j-cuda/pom.xml b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-backend-impls/nd4j-cuda/pom.xml
index 836387031..a6d6824be 100644
--- a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-backend-impls/nd4j-cuda/pom.xml
+++ b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-backend-impls/nd4j-cuda/pom.xml
@@ -287,10 +287,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
+          
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>