diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3490b39263..21cd9c8e44 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,24 +73,14 @@
                 <version>2.0-beta-7</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+                    <arguments>-Pdocs</arguments>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
     <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <!--
-                A profile used implicitly by the release plugin.  Here we use
-                it to enable documentation building.
-            -->
-            <id>release-profile</id>
-            <modules>
-                <module>documentation</module>
-            </modules>
-        </profile>
-
-        <!-- seperate profile for documentation activation -->
+        <!-- profile for documentation module activation -->
         <profile>
             <id>docs</id>
             <modules>