diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47e0092..11d811a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -422,9 +422,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.5.2</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <skipTests>${skipUnitTests}</skipTests>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>