diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6373875ef..a671a207d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,31 +70,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.0.0</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<flattenMode>oss</flattenMode>
-					<pomElements>
-						<repositories>flatten</repositories>
-					</pomElements>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<!-- enable flattening -->
-					<execution>
-						<id>flatten</id>
-						<phase>process-resources</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>flatten</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-					<!-- ensure proper cleanup -->
-					<execution>
-						<id>flatten.clean</id>
-						<phase>clean</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>clean</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>