diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d7e3ac3db..323ebc761 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.archiva</groupId>
     <artifactId>archiva-parent</artifactId>
     <version>9-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>archiva</artifactId>