diff --git a/samples/wiremock-native/pom.xml b/samples/wiremock-native/pom.xml
index c57d5f1c05..38f1b95acb 100644
--- a/samples/wiremock-native/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/wiremock-native/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-	<groupId>com.example</groupId>
 	<artifactId>wiremock-native</artifactId>
 	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/samples/wiremock-tomcat/pom.xml b/samples/wiremock-tomcat/pom.xml
index 2188a183bc..835d6e2dca 100644
--- a/samples/wiremock-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/wiremock-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-	<groupId>com.example</groupId>
 	<artifactId>wiremock-tomcat</artifactId>
 	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/samples/wiremock-undertow-ssl/pom.xml b/samples/wiremock-undertow-ssl/pom.xml
index 69801b9131..202fa7d889 100644
--- a/samples/wiremock-undertow-ssl/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/wiremock-undertow-ssl/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-	<groupId>com.example</groupId>
 	<artifactId>wiremock-undertow-ssl</artifactId>
 	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/samples/wiremock-undertow/pom.xml b/samples/wiremock-undertow/pom.xml
index 1227132c14..91e91794c8 100644
--- a/samples/wiremock-undertow/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/wiremock-undertow/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-	<groupId>com.example</groupId>
 	<artifactId>wiremock-undertow</artifactId>
 	<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>