diff --git a/assembly/maven.xml b/assembly/maven.xml
index d0d71f9a2a..c319afca9b 100755
--- a/assembly/maven.xml
+++ b/assembly/maven.xml
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
             <j:if test="${dependency.extension == 'jar'}">           
                <j:set var="classpath" value="${classpath} ../lib/optional/${artifact.name}"/>
             </j:if>
+            <!--
             <j:if test="${dependency.extension == 'rar'}">    
                <ant:unzip src="${artifact.path}" dest="${optionalDir}">
                   <ant:patternset>
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@
                   </ant:patternset>
                </ant:unzip>               
             </j:if>
+            -->
         </j:if>
     </j:forEach>
 
diff --git a/assembly/project.xml b/assembly/project.xml
index 3d759135ad..42ab570402 100755
--- a/assembly/project.xml
+++ b/assembly/project.xml
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@
       <artifactId>activesoap</artifactId>
       <version>${activesoap_version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
-      <properties>
-        <optional>true</optional>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- used to support optional transport configuration via URI query strings -->
@@ -142,18 +139,12 @@
       <groupId>jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty</artifactId>
       <version>${jetty_version}</version>
-      <properties>
-        <optional>true</optional>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>jrms</groupId>
       <artifactId>jrms</artifactId>
       <version>${jrms_version}</version>
-      <properties>
-        <optional>true</optional>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -178,9 +169,6 @@
       <groupId>activemq</groupId>
       <artifactId>jmdns</artifactId>
       <version>${jmdns_version}</version>
-      <properties>
-        <optional>true</optional>
-      </properties>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>