diff --git a/plugins/java/src/main/groovy/dolly-versions.gradle b/plugins/java/src/main/groovy/dolly-versions.gradle
index 97c48dcca1e..2229a6588ad 100644
--- a/plugins/java/src/main/groovy/dolly-versions.gradle
+++ b/plugins/java/src/main/groovy/dolly-versions.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-plugins {
-    id "groovy-gradle-plugin"
-}
-
 extensions.create("versions", DollyVersionCatalog)
 
 class DollyVersionCatalog {