diff --git a/samples/src/it/settings.xml b/samples/src/it/settings.xml
index 10eb7f523b..5329c60576 100644
--- a/samples/src/it/settings.xml
+++ b/samples/src/it/settings.xml
@@ -1,36 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <settings>
 	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>CI</id>
-			<activation>
-				<property>
-					<name>env.CI</name>
-				</property>
-			</activation>
-			<build>
-				<plugins>
-					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-						<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.6.0</version>
-						<executions>
-							<execution>
-								<id>kill-daemons</id>
-								<phase>clean</phase>
-								<configuration>
-									<executable>pkill</executable>
-									<arguments>
-										<argument>-f</argument>
-										<argument>'.*GradleDaemon.*'</argument>
-									</arguments>
-								</configuration>
-							</execution>
-						</executions>
-					</plugin>
-				</plugins>
-			</build>
-		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>integration</id>
 			<activation>