diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6bf7f49877..8f32815d3a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -298,23 +298,6 @@
 							</execution>
 						</executions>
 					</plugin>
-					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-						<artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.9.4</version>
-						<inherited>false</inherited>
-						<executions>
-							<execution>
-								<phase>deploy</phase>
-								<goals>
-									<goal>tag</goal>
-								</goals>
-								<configuration>
-									<tag>v${project.version}</tag>
-								</configuration>
-							</execution>
-						</executions>
-					</plugin>
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>