diff --git a/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml b/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml
index 337f3d20a5..75656d016f 100644
--- a/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@
     <version>13.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>freehep-repo-public</id>
-      <url>https://clasweb.jlab.org/.clas12maven/</url>
-      <!--<url>https://srs.slac.stanford.edu/nexus/content/groups/freehep-maven2-public/</url>-->
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
-
   <dependencies>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 074926a901..9af48fe824 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
   </modules>
 
   <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
     <repository>
       <id>clas12maven</id>
       <url>https://clasweb.jlab.org/.clas12maven</url>