diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d003d4f2..1d7cbb39 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   <distributionManagement>
     <site>
       <id>apache.website</id>
-      <url>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/archiva/site-content/redback/core</url>
+      <url>file://${siteDeployDirectory}</url>
     </site>
   </distributionManagement>
   
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
      -->
     <redbackTestJdbcUrl>jdbc:hsqldb:mem:redback-test</redbackTestJdbcUrl>
     <redbackTestJdbcDriver>org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver</redbackTestJdbcDriver>
-
+    <siteDeployDirectory>${user.home}/redback-core-site-deploy</siteDeployDirectory>
     <scmPubCheckoutDirectory>${user.home}/redback-core-site-content</scmPubCheckoutDirectory>
 
   </properties>
@@ -681,30 +681,14 @@
           <artifactId>jpox-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>1.1.7</version>
         </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <skipDeploy>true</skipDeploy>
-          </configuration>
-          <executions>
-            <execution>
-              <id>stage-for-scm-publish</id>
-              <phase>post-site</phase>
-              <goals>
-                <goal>stage</goal>
-              </goals>
-              <configuration>
-                <skipDeploy>false</skipDeploy>
-              </configuration>
-            </execution>
-          </executions>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-scm-publish-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
+            <content>${siteDeployDirectory}</content>
             <checkinComment>Apache Redback Core site deployment</checkinComment>
+            <tryUpdate>true</tryUpdate>
+            <pubScmUrl>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/archiva/site-content/redback/core</pubScmUrl>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
diff --git a/src/site/site.xml b/src/site/site.xml
index f3e48a38..f49a5264 100644
--- a/src/site/site.xml
+++ b/src/site/site.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
 
 <project name="Redback">
 
-  <!--skin>
-    <groupId>org.apache.maven.skins</groupId>
-    <artifactId>maven-fluido-skin</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  </skin-->
-
   <custom>
     <fluidoSkin>
       <topBarEnabled>true</topBarEnabled>