diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 68977fac2..6e8508e00 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@
             <activation>
                 <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
             </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <!-- coverall version 4.3.0 does not work with java 9, see https://github.com/trautonen/coveralls-maven-plugin/issues/112 -->
+                <coveralls.skip>true</coveralls.skip>
+            </properties>
             <build>
                 <pluginManagement>
                     <plugins>
@@ -200,15 +204,6 @@
                         <groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
                         <artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>4.3.0</version>
-                        <!-- TODO delete following dependency after fix of https://github.com/trautonen/coveralls-maven-plugin/issues/112 -->
-                        <!-- coverall version 4.3.0 does not work with java 9 without following dependency -->
-                        <dependencies>
-                            <dependency>
-                                <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
-                                <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
-                                <version>2.3.0</version>
-                            </dependency>
-                        </dependencies>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>