diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 123cb59c3e..b1059fc2c5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1772,31 +1772,5 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>windows-tests</id>
-            <activation>
-                <os>
-                    <family>Windows</family>
-                </os>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <enableProcessChecker>ping</enableProcessChecker>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <enableProcessChecker>ping</enableProcessChecker>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>