diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 50fde719..3c71c355 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -309,9 +309,6 @@ approach of generating documentation just add these plugins to your `docs` modul
 
 [source,xml]
 ----
-<properties>
-    <upload-docs-zip.phase>deploy</upload-docs-zip.phase> <8>
-</properties>
 <profiles>
     <profile>
         <id>docs</id>
@@ -355,8 +352,6 @@ approach of generating documentation just add these plugins to your `docs` modul
 <4> This plugin generates an `adoc` file with all the configuration properties from the classpath
 <5> This plugin is required to parse the Asciidoctor documentation
 <6> This plugin is required to copy resources into proper final destinations and to generate main README.adoc and to assert that no files use unresolved links
-<7> This plugin ensures that the generated zip docs will get published
-<8> This property turns on the "deploy" phase for <7>
 
 IMPORTANT: The order of plugin declaration is important!
 
diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index 944b3e23..32f9f69b 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 		<maven-dependency-plugin-for-docs.phase>none</maven-dependency-plugin-for-docs.phase>
 		<maven-dependency-plugin-for-docs-classes.phase>none</maven-dependency-plugin-for-docs-classes.phase>
 		<docs.resources.dir>${project.basedir}/src/main/</docs.resources.dir>
-		<upload-docs-zip.phase>deploy</upload-docs-zip.phase>
 		<!-- Don't upload docs jar to central / repo.spring.io -->
 		<!-- TODO: temporary, don't want it to central? -->
 		<maven-deploy-plugin-default.phase>deploy</maven-deploy-plugin-default.phase>
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
index 80d54e78..8d3f7b7b 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ approach of generating documentation just add these plugins to your `docs` modul
 
 [source,xml]
 ----
-<properties>
-	<upload-docs-zip.phase>deploy</upload-docs-zip.phase> <8>
-</properties>
 <profiles>
 	<profile>
 		<id>docs</id>
@@ -120,7 +117,6 @@ approach of generating documentation just add these plugins to your `docs` modul
 <5> This plugin is required to parse the Asciidoctor documentation
 <6> This plugin is required to copy resources into proper final destinations and to generate main README.adoc and to assert that no files use unresolved links
 <7> This plugin ensures that the generated zip docs will get published
-<8> This property turns on the "deploy" phase for <7>
 
 IMPORTANT: The order of plugin declaration is important!
 
diff --git a/docs/src/test/resources/README.adoc b/docs/src/test/resources/README.adoc
index 6cc0baa9..eefcd1e1 100644
--- a/docs/src/test/resources/README.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/test/resources/README.adoc
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ approach of generating documentation just add these plugins to your `docs` modul
 
 [source,xml]
 ----
-<properties>
-	<upload-docs-zip.phase>deploy</upload-docs-zip.phase> <8>
-</properties>
 <profiles>
 	<profile>
 		<id>docs</id>
@@ -116,7 +113,6 @@ approach of generating documentation just add these plugins to your `docs` modul
 <5> This plugin is required to parse the Asciidoctor documentation
 <6> This plugin is required to copy resources into proper final destinations and to generate main README.adoc and to assert that no files use unresolved links
 <7> This plugin ensures that the generated zip docs will get published
-<8> This property turns on the "deploy" phase for <7>
 
 IMPORTANT: The order of plugin declaration is important!
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd22239d..97760db0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@
 		<javadoc.failOnWarnings>false</javadoc.failOnWarnings>
 		<maven-deploy-plugin-default.phase>deploy</maven-deploy-plugin-default.phase>
 		<maven-deploy-plugin.version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
-		<maven-deploy-plugin.deployZipRepositoryId>repo.spring.io</maven-deploy-plugin.deployZipRepositoryId>
-		<maven-deploy-plugin.deployZipUrl>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local</maven-deploy-plugin.deployZipUrl>
-		<upload-docs-zip.phase>none</upload-docs-zip.phase>
 		<readme.main.classpath>${docs.classes.dir}</readme.main.classpath>
 		<readme.class.path>readme.class.path</readme.class.path>
 		<sonar-jacoco-listeners.version>5.14.0.18788</sonar-jacoco-listeners.version>
@@ -829,9 +826,6 @@
 					<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</url>
 				</repository>
 			</distributionManagement>
-			<properties>
-				<maven-deploy-plugin.deployZipUrl>https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</maven-deploy-plugin.deployZipUrl>
-			</properties>
 		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>central</id>
@@ -853,9 +847,6 @@
 					</plugin>
 				</plugins>
 			</build>
-			<properties>
-				<maven-deploy-plugin.deployZipUrl>https://repo.spring.io/libs-release-local</maven-deploy-plugin.deployZipUrl>
-			</properties>
 		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>guides</id>
@@ -1400,7 +1391,6 @@
 				<generate-docs.phase>none</generate-docs.phase>
 				<copy-missing-html-files.phase>none</copy-missing-html-files.phase>
 				<package-and-attach-docs-zip.phase>none</package-and-attach-docs-zip.phase>
-				<upload-docs-zip.phase>none</upload-docs-zip.phase>
 			</properties>
 		</profile>
 	</profiles>