diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ae698e169..58299358f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -341,19 +341,6 @@
 	</build>
 
 	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>release</id>
-
-			<build>
-				<plugins>
-					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.jfrog.buildinfo</groupId>
-						<artifactId>artifactory-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<inherited>false</inherited>
-					</plugin>
-				</plugins>
-			</build>
-		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>embedded-cassandra</id>
 
diff --git a/spring-cql/pom.xml b/spring-cql/pom.xml
index cb3c31981..bfa8ef05b 100644
--- a/spring-cql/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cql/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<validation>1.0.0.GA</validation>
+		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml
index ce494fbb8..db2ed1967 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-				<artifactId>wagon-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
 				<artifactId>asciidoctor-maven-plugin</artifactId>