diff --git a/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java b/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java
index eed6f6071efa..b4bfe81819b0 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java
+++ b/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultArtifactDescriptorReader.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.RepositoryEventDispatcher;
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.VersionRangeResolver;
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.VersionResolver;
-import org.eclipse.aether.repository.WorkspaceReader;
 import org.eclipse.aether.repository.WorkspaceRepository;
 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactDescriptorException;
 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactDescriptorPolicy;
@@ -257,17 +256,6 @@ private Model loadPom( RepositorySystemSession session, ArtifactDescriptorReques
 
             Model model;
 
-            // TODO hack: don't rebuild model if it was already loaded during reactor resolution
-            final WorkspaceReader workspace = session.getWorkspaceReader();
-            if ( workspace instanceof MavenWorkspaceReader )
-            {
-                model = ( (MavenWorkspaceReader) workspace ).findModel( pomArtifact );
-                if ( model != null )
-                {
-                    return model;
-                }
-            }
-
             try
             {
                 ModelBuildingRequest modelRequest = new DefaultModelBuildingRequest();