diff --git a/ipojo/runtime/api-it/pom.xml b/ipojo/runtime/api-it/pom.xml
index aaa8ace..184e811 100644
--- a/ipojo/runtime/api-it/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/runtime/api-it/pom.xml
@@ -241,66 +241,6 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>make-assembly</id>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>single</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <descriptorRefs>
-                                        <descriptorRef>project</descriptorRef>
-                                    </descriptorRefs>
-                                    <!-- we don't want to attach all the assemblies, such as bz2 -->
-                                    <attach>false</attach>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <!-- only attach the project and bin assemblies, in tar.gz and zip flavors -->
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-assemblies</id>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>attach-artifact</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <artifacts>
-                                        <artifact>
-                                            <file>
-                                                ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-project.tar.gz
-                                            </file>
-                                            <classifier>project</classifier>
-                                            <type>tar.gz</type>
-                                        </artifact>
-                                        <artifact>
-                                            <file>
-                                                ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-project.zip
-                                            </file>
-                                            <classifier>project</classifier>
-                                            <type>zip</type>
-                                        </artifact>
-                                    </artifacts>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-
-        <profile>
             <id>knopflerfish</id>
             <activation>
                 <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>