diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-karaf/archiva-features/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-karaf/archiva-features/pom.xml
index 287b52e23..84a7dbd6c 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-karaf/archiva-features/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-karaf/archiva-features/pom.xml
@@ -124,4 +124,34 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>validate</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId>
+            <artifactId>features-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>2.2.4</version>
+            <configuration>
+              <file>${project.build.directory}/classes/features.xml</file>
+              <karafConfig>${project.build.directory}/classes/config.properties</karafConfig>
+              <jreVersion>jre-1.6</jreVersion>
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>validate</id>
+                <phase>process-resources</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>validate</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-karaf/archiva-features/src/main/resources/features.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-karaf/archiva-features/src/main/resources/features.xml
index 0fc8af09e..f55d3e4f6 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-karaf/archiva-features/src/main/resources/features.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-karaf/archiva-features/src/main/resources/features.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
   </feature>
 
   <feature name="archiva-policies" description="Archiva Policies module" version="${project.version}" resolver="(obr)">
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-common</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-checksum</feature>
     <feature version="[3,4)">spring</feature>
     <bundle>wrap:mvn:org.codehaus.redback.components.cache/spring-cache-api/${redback.cache.version}</bundle>
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@
   </feature>
 
   <feature name="archiva-maven2-repository" description="Archiva Maven 2 Repository module" version="${project.version}" resolver="(obr)">
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-common</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-metadata</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-proxy-common</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-reports</feature>
@@ -358,20 +356,6 @@
     <bundle>mvn:org.apache.archiva/archiva-webdav/${project.version}</bundle>
   </feature>
 
-  <feature name="archiva-xmlrpc-api" description="Archiva XML-RPC API module" version="${project.version}" resolver="(obr)">
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-model</feature>
-    <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.atlassian-xmlrpc-binder-annotations/${atlassian-xmlrpc-binder-annotations.bundle.version}</bundle>
-    <bundle>mvn:org.apache.archiva/archiva-xmlrpc-api/${project.version}</bundle>
-  </feature>
-
-  <feature name="archiva-xmlrpc-security" description="Archiva XML-RPC Security module" version="${project.version}" resolver="(obr)">
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-security</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-xmlrpc-api</feature>
-    <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.ws-commons-util/${ws-commons-util.bundle.version}</bundle>
-    <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.xmlrpc-server/${xmlrpc-server.bundle.version}</bundle>
-    <bundle>mvn:org.apache.archiva/archiva-xmlrpc-security/${project.version}</bundle>
-  </feature>
-
   <feature name="archiva-stage-repository-merge" description="Archiva Stage Repository Merge module" version="${project.version}" resolver="(obr)">
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-common</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-configuration</feature>
@@ -382,23 +366,6 @@
     <bundle>mvn:org.apache.archiva/stage-repository-merge/${project.version}</bundle>
   </feature>
 
-  <feature name="archiva-xmlrpc-services" description="Archiva XML-RPC Services module" version="${project.version}" resolver="(obr)">
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-common</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-repository-admin-api</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-audit</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-consumers</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-indexer</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-metadata</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-model</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-repository-layer</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-scheduler</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-stage-repository-merge</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-xmlrpc-api</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-xmlrpc-security</feature>
-    <bundle dependency="true">mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.commons-io/${commons-io.bundle.version}</bundle>
-    <bundle>mvn:org.apache.archiva/archiva-xmlrpc-services/${project.version}</bundle>
-  </feature>
-
   <feature name="archiva-generic-metadata-support" description="Archiva Generic Metadata Support module" version="${project.version}" resolver="(obr)">
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-common</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-metadata</feature>
@@ -470,10 +437,7 @@
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-rss</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-security</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-webdav</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-xmlrpc-api</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-xmlrpc-security</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-stage-repository</feature>
-    <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-xmlrpc-services</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-generic-metadata-support</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-metadata-store-jcr</feature>
     <feature version="${project.version}">archiva-npanday-support</feature>