diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/AbstractPlugin.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/AbstractPlugin.java
index 703e7eb..3f44f50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/AbstractPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/AbstractPlugin.java
@@ -26,34 +26,22 @@ package net.fabricmc.loom;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import groovy.util.Node;
-import groovy.util.NodeList;
-import groovy.xml.QName;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.providers.MappingsProvider;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.providers.MinecraftProvider;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.providers.ModRemapperProvider;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.task.RemapJar;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.task.RemapSourcesJar;
-import net.fabricmc.loom.util.Constants;
-import net.fabricmc.loom.util.LoomDependencyManager;
-import net.fabricmc.loom.util.NestedJars;
-import net.fabricmc.loom.util.SetupIntelijRunConfigs;
+import net.fabricmc.loom.util.*;
 import org.gradle.api.*;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency;
-import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleDependency;
-import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ProjectDependency;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.dsl.DependencyHandler;
-import org.gradle.api.artifacts.maven.Conf2ScopeMappingContainer;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.MavenArtifactRepository;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginConvention;
-import org.gradle.api.plugins.MavenPlugin;
-import org.gradle.api.plugins.MavenPluginConvention;
 import org.gradle.api.publish.Publication;
 import org.gradle.api.publish.PublishingExtension;
 import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.MavenPublication;
-import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.tasks.AbstractPublishToMaven;
-import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.tasks.GenerateMavenPom;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSet;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.AbstractArchiveTask;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.JavaCompile;
@@ -63,10 +51,9 @@ import org.gradle.plugins.ide.idea.model.IdeaModel;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class AbstractPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
@@ -313,9 +300,24 @@ public class AbstractPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 						if (publication instanceof MavenPublication) {
 							((MavenPublication) publication).pom((pom) -> {
 								pom.withXml((xml) -> {
-									Node dependencies = xml.asNode().appendNode("dependencies");
+									Node dependencies = GroovyXmlUtil.getOrCreateNode(xml.asNode(), "dependencies");
+									Set<String> foundArtifacts = new HashSet<>();
+
+									GroovyXmlUtil.childrenNodesStream(dependencies)
+											.filter((n) -> "dependency".equals(n.name()))
+											.forEach((n) -> {
+												Optional<Node> groupId = GroovyXmlUtil.getNode(n, "groupId");
+												Optional<Node> artifactId = GroovyXmlUtil.getNode(n, "artifactId");
+												if (groupId.isPresent() && artifactId.isPresent()) {
+													foundArtifacts.add(groupId.get().text() + ":" + artifactId.get().text());
+												}
+											});
 
 									for (Dependency dependency : compileModsConfig.getAllDependencies()) {
+										if (foundArtifacts.contains(dependency.getGroup() + ":" + dependency.getName())) {
+											continue;
+										}
+
 										Node depNode = dependencies.appendNode("dependency");
 										depNode.appendNode("groupId", dependency.getGroup());
 										depNode.appendNode("artifactId", dependency.getName());
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/util/GroovyXmlUtil.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/util/GroovyXmlUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42f5e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/util/GroovyXmlUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of fabric-loom, licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017, 2018 FabricMC
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package net.fabricmc.loom.util;
+
+import groovy.util.Node;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+public final class GroovyXmlUtil {
+	private GroovyXmlUtil() {
+
+	}
+
+	public static Node getOrCreateNode(Node parent, String name) {
+		for (Object object : parent.children()) {
+			if (object instanceof Node && name.equals(((Node) object).name())) {
+				return (Node) object;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return parent.appendNode(name);
+	}
+
+	public static Optional<Node> getNode(Node parent, String name) {
+		for (Object object : parent.children()) {
+			if (object instanceof Node && name.equals(((Node) object).name())) {
+				return Optional.of((Node) object);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return Optional.empty();
+	}
+
+	public static Stream<Node> childrenNodesStream(Node node) {
+		//noinspection unchecked
+		return (Stream<Node>) (Stream) (((List<Object>) node.children()).stream().filter((i) -> i instanceof Node));
+	}
+
+	public static Iterable<Node> childrenNodes(Node node) {
+		return childrenNodesStream(node).collect(Collectors.toList());
+	}
+}