diff --git a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/pom.xml b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/pom.xml
index 851943fe7813..eda5c129a32e 100644
--- a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/pom.xml
+++ b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/pom.xml
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@
       <type>pom</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <!--dependency>
-      <groupId>org.junit-pioneer</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit-pioneer</artifactId>
-      <version>0.1.2</version>
-    </dependency-->
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/zipexplorer/ZipExplorerPlugin.java b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/zipexplorer/ZipExplorerPlugin.java
index 5f9f5904f97d..b33fda034d74 100644
--- a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/zipexplorer/ZipExplorerPlugin.java
+++ b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/zipexplorer/ZipExplorerPlugin.java
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@
  * See {@link com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.zipexplorer.ZipExplorerPluginAPI} for documentation.
  * 
  * @version $Id$
- * @deprecated the plugin technology is deprecated, consider rewriting as components
  */
-@Deprecated
 public class ZipExplorerPlugin extends XWikiDefaultPlugin
 {
     /**
diff --git a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/zipexplorer/ZipExplorerPluginAPI.java b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/zipexplorer/ZipExplorerPluginAPI.java
index 8bb7259b921a..eba0a0145f8b 100644
--- a/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/zipexplorer/ZipExplorerPluginAPI.java
+++ b/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-zipexplorer/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/plugin/zipexplorer/ZipExplorerPluginAPI.java
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@
  * 
  * @version $Id$
  * @see com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.zipexplorer.ZipExplorerPlugin
- * @deprecated the plugin technology is deprecated, consider rewriting as components
  */
-@Deprecated
 public class ZipExplorerPluginAPI extends PluginApi<ZipExplorerPlugin>
 {
     /**