diff --git a/descriptor.xml b/descriptor.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index b5d156c..0000000
--- a/descriptor.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE xml>
-<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>.</directory>
-            <outputDirectory>${file.separator}</outputDirectory>
-            <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
-            <includes>
-                <include>README.md</include>
-                <include>LICENSE.md</include>
-                <include>gcube-app.xml</include>
-                <include>changelog.xml</include>
-            </includes>
-            <fileMode>755</fileMode>
-            <filtered>true</filtered>
-        </fileSet>
-    </fileSets>
-    <files>
-        <file>
-            <source>target${file.separator}${build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</source>
-            <outputDirectory>${file.separator}${project.artifactId}</outputDirectory>
-        </file>
-    </files>
-</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 60a2113..25aea60 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@
 									<includes>
 										<include>LICENSE.md</include>
 										<include>README.md</include>
-										<include>web.xml</include>
 										<include>gcube-app.xml</include>
 										<include>changelog.xml</include>
 									</includes>
@@ -198,28 +197,16 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-			
-			<!-- <finalName>${artifactId}</finalName> -->
-
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<descriptors>
-						<descriptor>descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-					</descriptors>
-				</configuration>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
-						<id>servicearchive</id>
-						<phase>install</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>single</goal>
-						</goals>
+						<id>make-servicearchive</id>
+						<phase>package</phase>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/profile/MetadataUtility.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/profile/MetadataUtility.java
index eb7bbdd..1224ec8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/profile/MetadataUtility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/profile/MetadataUtility.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public class MetadataUtility {
 	
 	/**
 	 * Returns the names of the metadata profiles in a given context
-	 * @param context
 	 * @return the set of profile names
 	 * @throws Exception 
 	 */