diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6bafbf7..170bca5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -232,16 +232,7 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<skipTests>true</skipTests>
 					<exclude>**/GwtTest*.java</exclude>
-
 				</configuration>
-				<!-- TODO check if needed -->
-				<dependencies>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
-						<artifactId>surefire-junit47</artifactId>
-						<version>3.0.0M3</version>
-					</dependency>
-				</dependencies>
 			</plugin>
 
 			<!-- GWT Maven Plugin -->
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/githubconnector/GitHubConnectorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/githubconnector/GitHubConnectorTest.java
index e5f0208..0a9917e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/githubconnector/GitHubConnectorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/githubconnector/GitHubConnectorTest.java
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 package org.gcube.portlets.widgets.githubconnector;
 
+import java.sql.Blob;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import junit.framework.TestCase;
-
-import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
-import org.eclipse.egit.github.core.Blob;
 import org.eclipse.egit.github.core.Milestone;
 import org.eclipse.egit.github.core.Repository;
 import org.eclipse.egit.github.core.RepositoryContents;
@@ -21,6 +18,10 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.githubconnector.shared.git.data.credential.Git
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.google.gwt.thirdparty.debugging.sourcemap.Base64;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
 /**
  * 
  * @author Giancarlo Panichi