diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-log4j/pom.xml b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-log4j/pom.xml
index 4e167b4896..0cc64487e5 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -59,27 +59,4 @@ under the License.
       <version>1.2.14</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-  
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2-beta-4</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>jar-with-deps</id>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>single</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <descriptorRefs>
-                <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-              </descriptorRefs>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>