diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index 2cad95a490..15f7ee7a99 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class AkkaParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
   lazy val HAWT_DISPATCH_VERSION = "1.0"
   lazy val JACKSON_VERSION       = "1.2.1"
   lazy val JERSEY_VERSION        = "1.2"
-  lazy val LIFT_VERSION          = "2.1-M1"
   lazy val MULTIVERSE_VERSION    = "0.6.1"
   lazy val SCALATEST_VERSION     = "1.2-for-scala-2.8.0.final-SNAPSHOT"
   lazy val LOGBACK_VERSION       = "0.9.24"