diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index f456469642..5f8bb88127 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ BOOTSTRAP_JAR=bootstrap-mini/bootstrap-mini.jar
 )
 ret=$?; if [ $ret != 0 ]; then exit $ret; fi
 
-PLUGINS_DIR=../plugins
-if [ -d $PLUGINS_DIR ]; then
-  ARGS="$ARGS --build-plugins --plugins-directory=$PLUGINS_DIR"
-fi
-
 # TODO: get rid of M2_HOME once integration tests are in here
 PREFIX=`dirname $M2_HOME`