diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 6b80ce02..eed4654a 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@
                     <target>1.6</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <!-- Surefire plugin specified for Maven2 compatibility -->
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9</version>
-            </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -269,7 +264,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.lambdaworks</groupId>
             <artifactId>scrypt</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.3</version>
+            <version>1.4.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Add in to test/use Postgres blockstore -->