diff --git a/distro/profile.xml b/distro/profile.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index c510260..0000000
--- a/distro/profile.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE xml>
-<Resource>
-	<ID />
-	<Type>Service</Type>
-	<Profile>
-		<Description>${description}</Description>
-		<Class>${serviceClass}</Class>
-		<Name>${artifactId}</Name>
-		<Version>1.0.0</Version>
-		<Packages>
-			<Software>
-				<Description>${description}</Description>
-				<Name>${artifactId}</Name>
-				<Version>${version}</Version>
-				<MavenCoordinates>
-					<groupId>${groupId}</groupId>
-					<artifactId>${artifactId}</artifactId>
-					<version>${version}</version>
-				</MavenCoordinates>
-				<Type>Library</Type>
-				<Files>
-					<File>${build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</File>
-				</Files>
-			</Software>
-		</Packages>
-	</Profile>
-</Resource>
-
diff --git a/endpoint.xml b/endpoint.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 70d5b58..0000000
Binary files a/endpoint.xml and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d2e02e..ef09598 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 	<properties>
-		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
 		<tomcat.version>8.0.42</tomcat.version>
 		<jersey.version>2.25.1</jersey.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/common-smartgears.git</connection>
@@ -244,32 +243,6 @@
 					<useManifestOnlyJar>false</useManifestOnlyJar>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.6</version>
-				<executions>
-					<!-- interpolates and copies configuration.properties -->
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-configuration</id>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<phase>validate</phase>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>src/main/resources/META-INF</outputDirectory>
-							<overwrite>true</overwrite>
-							<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>${distroDirectory}</directory>
-									<filtering>true</filtering>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 </project>