diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/AbstractInstallMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/AbstractInstallMojo.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d853f76c54..0000000000
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/AbstractInstallMojo.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-package org.apache.maven.plugin.install;
-
-/*
- * Copyright 2001-2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.DefaultArtifact;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.installer.ArtifactInstaller;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
-import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractPlugin;
-import org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginExecutionRequest;
-import org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginExecutionResponse;
-import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
-
-import java.io.File;
-
-/**
- * @author <a href="mailto:evenisse@apache.org">Emmanuel Venisse</a>
- * @version $Id$
- */
-public abstract class AbstractInstallMojo
-    extends AbstractPlugin
-{
-
-    public void execute( PluginExecutionRequest request, PluginExecutionResponse response )
-        throws Exception
-    {
-        MavenProject project = (MavenProject) request.getParameter( "project" );
-
-        ArtifactInstaller artifactInstaller = (ArtifactInstaller) request.getParameter( "installer" );
-
-        ArtifactRepository localRepository = (ArtifactRepository) request.getParameter( "localRepository" );
-
-        // Install the POM
-        Artifact pomArtifact = new DefaultArtifact( project.getGroupId(), project.getArtifactId(),
-                                                    project.getVersion(), "pom" );
-
-        File pom = new File( project.getFile().getParentFile(), "pom.xml" );
-
-        artifactInstaller.install( pom, pomArtifact, localRepository );
-
-        //Install artifact
-        if ( !"pom".equals( project.getPackaging() ) )
-        {
-            Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact( project.getGroupId(), project.getArtifactId(),
-                                                     project.getVersion(), project.getPackaging() );
-
-            artifactInstaller.install( project.getBuild().getDirectory(), artifact, localRepository );
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/InstallMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/InstallMojo.java
index 852fa7b905..dbbfdf2563 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/InstallMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/install/InstallMojo.java
@@ -16,34 +16,76 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin.install;
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.DefaultArtifact;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.installer.ArtifactInstallationException;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.installer.ArtifactInstaller;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractPlugin;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginExecutionException;
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
 /**
+ * @author <a href="mailto:evenisse@apache.org">Emmanuel Venisse</a>
+ * @version $Id$
  * @goal install
- *
  * @description installs project's main artifact in local repository
- *
  * @parameter name="project"
  * type="org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject"
  * required="true"
  * validator=""
  * expression="#project"
  * description=""
- *
  * @parameter name="installer"
  * type="org.apache.maven.artifact.installer.ArtifactInstaller"
  * required="true"
  * validator=""
  * expression="#component.org.apache.maven.artifact.installer.ArtifactInstaller"
  * description=""
- *
  * @parameter name="localRepository"
  * type="org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository"
  * required="true"
  * validator=""
  * expression="#localRepository"
  * description=""
- *
  */
 public class InstallMojo
-    extends AbstractInstallMojo
+    extends AbstractPlugin
 {
+    private MavenProject project;
+
+    private ArtifactInstaller installer;
+
+    private ArtifactRepository localRepository;
+
+    public void execute()
+        throws PluginExecutionException
+    {
+        // Install the POM
+        Artifact pomArtifact = new DefaultArtifact( project.getGroupId(), project.getArtifactId(),
+                                                    project.getVersion(), "pom" );
+
+        File pom = new File( project.getFile().getParentFile(), "pom.xml" );
+
+        try
+        {
+            installer.install( pom, pomArtifact, localRepository );
+
+            //Install artifact
+            if ( !"pom".equals( project.getPackaging() ) )
+            {
+                Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact( project.getGroupId(), project.getArtifactId(),
+                                                         project.getVersion(), project.getPackaging() );
+
+                installer.install( project.getBuild().getDirectory(), artifact, localRepository );
+            }
+        }
+        catch ( ArtifactInstallationException e )
+        {
+            // TODO: install exception that does not give a trace
+            throw new PluginExecutionException( "Error installing artifact", e );
+        }
+    }
 }