diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c0179c427..54aadfcbf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.archiva</groupId>
     <artifactId>archiva-parent</artifactId>
     <version>8</version>
-    <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
+    <!--relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath-->
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>archiva</artifactId>