diff --git a/archiva-webapp/pom.xml b/archiva-webapp/pom.xml
index 81da928d4..e5d22119f 100644
--- a/archiva-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -269,10 +269,6 @@
               <name>derby.system.home</name>
               <value>${project.build.directory}/appserver-base/logs</value>
             </systemProperty>
-            <systemProperty>
-              <name>configuration.store.file</name>
-              <value>archiva-configuration.xml</value>
-            </systemProperty>
           </systemProperties>
         </configuration>
         <dependencies>