diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6409d5c..373af0b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -309,19 +309,6 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.2-beta-3</version>
-          <!-- add to jetty-parent to remove circular dependency in build linkage-->
-          <dependencies>
-            <dependency>
-              <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
-              <artifactId>jetty-assembly-descriptors</artifactId>
-              <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-            </dependency>
-          </dependencies>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.0.2</version>
         </plugin>
@@ -407,7 +394,6 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
             <configuration>
-              <altDeploymentRepository>${deploy.altRepository}</altDeploymentRepository>
               <updateReleaseInfo>true</updateReleaseInfo>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>