diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c1107c6c..001c6ab8d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ under the License.
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
-    <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>32</version>
-  </parent>
-
   <groupId>org.apache.datasketches</groupId>
   <artifactId>datasketches-java</artifactId>
   <version>6.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>