diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1892fe09b..776ace843 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -185,41 +185,8 @@
           </archive>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>attach-sources</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>jar</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <!-- Ensure source jars have full manifest entries (note: defaults aren't suitable) -->
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Specification-Title>HttpComponents ${project.name}</Specification-Title>
-              <Specification-Version>${project.version}</Specification-Version>
-              <Specification-Vendor>The Apache Software Foundation</Specification-Vendor>
-              <Implementation-Title>HttpComponents ${project.name}</Implementation-Title>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-              <Implementation-Vendor>The Apache Software Foundation</Implementation-Vendor>
-              <Implementation-Vendor-Id>org.apache</Implementation-Vendor-Id>
-            </manifestEntries>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>jar</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
         <configuration>
           <!-- reduce console output. Can override with -Dquiet=false -->
           <quiet>true</quiet>