diff --git a/distro/descriptor.xml b/distro/descriptor.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ba2c192..0000000
--- a/distro/descriptor.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<assembly
-	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0"
-	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
-	<id>servicearchive</id>
-	<formats>
-		<format>tar.gz</format>
-	</formats>
-	<baseDirectory>/</baseDirectory>
-	<fileSets>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>${distroDirectory}</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>${file.separator}</outputDirectory>
-			<useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
-			<includes>
-				<include>README</include>
-				<include>LICENSE</include>
-				<include>changelog.xml</include>
-				<include>profile.xml</include>
-			</includes>
-			<fileMode>755</fileMode>
-			<filtered>true</filtered>
-		</fileSet>
-	</fileSets>
-	<files>
-		<file>
-			<source>target${file.separator}${build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</source>
-			<outputDirectory>${file.separator}${artifactId}</outputDirectory>
-		</file>
-	</files>
-</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1045edf..1315a5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		<developerConnection>scm:https://svn.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gcube/trunk/data-publishing/${project.artifactId}</developerConnection>
 		<url>https://svn.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gcube/trunk/data-publishing/${project.artifactId}</url>
 	</scm>
-	
+
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
 			<artifactId>reflections</artifactId>
 			<version>0.9.9-RC1</version>
 		</dependency>
-		
-		<!-- Test Dependency -->
+		<!-- Test Dependencies -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
@@ -71,32 +70,20 @@
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<descriptors>
-						<descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-					</descriptors>
-					<descriptorRefs>
-						<descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-					</descriptorRefs>
-				</configuration>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
-						<id>servicearchive</id>
+						<id>make-uberjar</id>
 						<phase>install</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>single</goal>
-						</goals>
 					</execution>
 					<execution>
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>single</goal>
-						</goals>
+						<id>make-servicearchive</id>
+						<phase>install</phase>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>