diff --git a/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
index 92f16424..5e3175fd 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   
   <properties>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
-    <groovy.version>3.0.16</groovy.version>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
   </properties>
 
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.5.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>integration-tests</id>
@@ -66,25 +65,6 @@
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
-        <dependencies>
-          <!-- required for Java 19+ (ASM 9.3) -->
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-            <artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-            <version>${groovy.version}</version>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-          </dependency>
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-            <artifactId>groovy-json</artifactId>
-            <version>${groovy.version}</version>
-          </dependency>
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-            <artifactId>groovy-xml</artifactId>
-            <version>${groovy.version}</version>
-          </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>