diff --git a/gradle/publishing/defaults-maven.gradle b/gradle/publishing/defaults-maven.gradle
index 7f7345c3f1a..2722c725b55 100644
--- a/gradle/publishing/defaults-maven.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publishing/defaults-maven.gradle
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ configure(rootProject) {
         ":lucene:grouping",
         ":lucene:highlighter",
         ":lucene:join",
-        ":lucene:luke",
         ":lucene:memory",
         ":lucene:misc",
         ":lucene:monitor",