diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2392008..017392b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -161,34 +161,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>junit</groupId>
-			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.7</version>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
-			<artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0.GA</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
-			<artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0.GA</version>
-			<classifier>sources</classifier>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
+		</dependency>		
 	</dependencies>
-
 	<build>
 		<!-- Generate compiled stuff in the folder used for developing mode -->
 		<outputDirectory>${webappDirectory}/WEB-INF/classes</outputDirectory>
-
 		<plugins>
-
 			<!-- GWT Maven Plugin -->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/GwtTestShareUpdates.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/GwtTestShareUpdates.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 33b8091..0000000
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/GwtTestShareUpdates.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-package org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.client;
-
-import com.google.gwt.junit.client.GWTTestCase;
-
-/**
- * GWT JUnit <b>integration</b> tests must extend GWTTestCase.
- * Using <code>"GwtTest*"</code> naming pattern exclude them from running with
- * surefire during the test phase.
- * 
- * If you run the tests using the Maven command line, you will have to 
- * navigate with your browser to a specific url given by Maven. 
- * See http://mojo.codehaus.org/gwt-maven-plugin/user-guide/testing.html 
- * for details.
- */
-public class GwtTestShareUpdates extends GWTTestCase {
-
-  /**
-   * Must refer to a valid module that sources this class.
-   */
-  public String getModuleName() {
-    return "org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.ShareUpdatesJUnit";
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Tests the FieldVerifier.
-   */
-  public void testFieldVerifier() {
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * This test will send a request to the server using the greetServer method in
-   * GreetingService and verify the response.
-   */
-  public void testGreetingService() {
-    
-  }
-
-
-}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/ShareUpdatesJUnit.gwt.xml b/src/test/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/ShareUpdatesJUnit.gwt.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9473f23..0000000
--- a/src/test/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/ShareUpdatesJUnit.gwt.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module>
-  <!-- Inherit our applications main module.                      -->
-  <inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.ShareUpdates' />
-
-</module>