diff --git a/distribution/activemq/pom.xml b/distribution/activemq/pom.xml
index 6962143fc3..b168313a5c 100644
--- a/distribution/activemq/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/activemq/pom.xml
@@ -195,9 +195,6 @@
          <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-            <configuration>
-               <skip>true</skip>
-            </configuration>
          </plugin>
          <plugin>
             <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index a87f40bf49..bde3214458 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ under the License.
          <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-            <configuration>
-               <skip>true</skip>
-            </configuration>
          </plugin>
       </plugins>
    </build>