diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 88284e8..565bd76 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
         <engine name="cordova" version=">=3.0.0" />
     </engines>
 
-    <dependency id="org.apache.cordova.device" url="https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-device" />
-
     <!-- interface -->
     <js-module src="www/printer.js" name="Printer">
         <clobbers target="plugin.printer" />