diff --git a/maven-archiver/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiver/MavenArchiver.java b/maven-archiver/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiver/MavenArchiver.java
index fd1a3c7405..846ca861f0 100644
--- a/maven-archiver/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiver/MavenArchiver.java
+++ b/maven-archiver/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiver/MavenArchiver.java
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ public class MavenArchiver
         Manifest.Attribute createdAttr = new Manifest.Attribute( "Created-By", "Apache Maven" );
         m.addConfiguredAttribute( createdAttr );
 
+/* TODO: rethink this, it wasn't working
         Artifact projectArtifact = project.getArtifact();
 
-/* TODO: rethink this, it wasn't working
         if ( projectArtifact.isSnapshot() )
         {
             Manifest.Attribute buildNumberAttr = new Manifest.Attribute( "Build-Number", "" +