diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6656afa92..ef47adf6f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ init-examples-submodule:
 install: | install-checkstyle
 
 ## lint - Lints the project
-lint: checkstyle scan
+lint: checkstyle
 
 ## publish - Publish a release of the project (will build the project via the `mvn deploy` command)
 # @parameters:
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ publish-dry:
 release:
 	gh release create ${tag} target/*.jar target/*.asc target/*.pom --target ${target}
 
-## scan - Scan the project for serious security issues
-scan:
-	mvn verify -DskipTests=true -Dgpg.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Djavadoc.skip=true -Djacoco.skip=true -Ddependency-check.failBuildOnCVSS=0 -Ddependency-check.junitFailOnCVSS=0
-
 ## test - Test the project
 test:
 	mvn test -Dgpg.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Ddependency-check.skip=true -Djavadoc.skip=true -Djacoco.skip=true
@@ -77,4 +73,4 @@ update-examples-submodule:
 	git submodule init
 	git submodule update --remote
 
-.PHONY: help build clean coverage docs install-checkstyle install-styleguide install lint publish publish-dry release scan scan-strict test test-ci update-examples-submodule
+.PHONY: help build clean coverage docs install-checkstyle install-styleguide install lint publish publish-dry release test test-ci update-examples-submodule
diff --git a/dependency-check-suppressions.xml b/dependency-check-suppressions.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 25095c206..000000000
--- a/dependency-check-suppressions.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<suppressions xmlns="https://jeremylong.github.io/DependencyCheck/dependency-suppression.1.3.xsd">
-    <suppress>
-        <!--
-        Below vulnerabilities are from outdated Protocol Buffers which is the dependency of Error Prone.
-        This will not affect our code.
-        -->
-        <vulnerabilityName>CVE-2023-2976</vulnerabilityName>
-        <vulnerabilityName>CVE-2024-7254</vulnerabilityName>
-    </suppress>
-</suppressions>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index af9e7e1ae..10c0cb6e1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -335,25 +335,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
-                <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
-                <!-- Can't upgrade to `v11` or newer versions as it requires Java 11 -->
-                <!-- TODO: API key now recommended (we must upgrade to v10) to avoid rate limiting: https://github.com/dependency-check/DependencyCheck?tab=readme-ov-file#nvd-api-key-highly-recommended -->
-                <version>8.4.0</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <suppressionFile>dependency-check-suppressions.xml</suppressionFile>
-                    <failBuildOnCVSS>7</failBuildOnCVSS>
-                    <junitFailOnCVSS>7</junitFailOnCVSS>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>