diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-replication/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-replication/pom.xml
index 787a0b4..c8a84ee 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-replication/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-replication/pom.xml
@@ -17,28 +17,6 @@
   <properties>
     <root.dir>${basedir}/..</root.dir>
   </properties>
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <includes>
-            <include>**/*.class</include>
-            <include>**/*.txt</include>
-          </includes>
-        </configuration>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>test-jar</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>