diff --git a/openjpa-examples/pom.xml b/openjpa-examples/pom.xml
index ade3a319b..803878e72 100644
--- a/openjpa-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-examples/pom.xml
@@ -71,15 +71,9 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                        <phase>none</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>jar</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <skip>true</skip>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>