diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd0fd1a..b1aa4af 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
@@ -202,48 +202,6 @@
 					<failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.6</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-profile</id>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<phase>process-resources</phase>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>${webappDirectory}</outputDirectory>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>${distroDirectory}</directory>
-									<filtering>true</filtering>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.2</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<descriptors>
-						<descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-					</descriptors>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>servicearchive</id>
-						<phase>install</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>single</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>