diff --git a/pitest-maven/src/main/java/org/pitest/maven/AbstractPitMojo.java b/pitest-maven/src/main/java/org/pitest/maven/AbstractPitMojo.java
index 53a1540a4..1157fe916 100644
--- a/pitest-maven/src/main/java/org/pitest/maven/AbstractPitMojo.java
+++ b/pitest-maven/src/main/java/org/pitest/maven/AbstractPitMojo.java
@@ -108,14 +108,6 @@ public class AbstractPitMojo extends AbstractMojo {
   @Parameter(defaultValue = "false", property = "withHistory")
   private boolean                     withHistory;  
 
-  /**
-   * Maximum distance to look from test to class. Relevant when mutating static
-   * initializers
-   *
-   */
-  @Parameter(defaultValue = "-1", property = "maxDependencyDistance")
-  private int                         maxDependencyDistance;
-
   /**
    * Number of threads to use
    */
@@ -565,10 +557,6 @@ public File getReportsDirectory() {
     return this.reportsDirectory;
   }
 
-  public int getMaxDependencyDistance() {
-    return this.maxDependencyDistance;
-  }
-
   public int getThreads() {
     return this.threads;
   }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e63b3a18..3e8783c0f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-			<version>3.6.28</version>
+			<version>4.5.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>