diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6467fc6..fb6f31b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -676,107 +676,6 @@
 						</execution>
 					</executions>
 				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.6</version>
-					<dependencies>
-						<dependency>
-							<groupId>org.gcube.tools</groupId>
-							<artifactId>shared-assemblies</artifactId>
-							<version>1.1.0</version>
-						</dependency>
-					</dependencies>
-					<executions>
-						<!-- uberjar creation -->
-						<execution>
-							<id>make-uberjar</id>
-							<configuration>
-								<descriptorRefs>
-									<descriptorRef>gcube-uberjar</descriptorRef>
-								</descriptorRefs>
-								<!--
-                                override the plugin-scope configuration that some components have in their pom:
-                                    <descriptors>
-                                            <descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-                                    </descriptors>
-
-                                If not done, the servicearchive will be built also during this execution.
-                                -->
-								<descriptors combine.self="override"></descriptors>
-
-								<!--
-                                 make sure the "-src" is appended to the filename. It is the default
-                                 behaviour but it has been set explicitly because some components
-                                 (e.g. ghn-distribution) set it to false in their pom
-                                -->
-								<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
-							</configuration>
-							<goals>
-								<goal>single</goal>
-							</goals>
-						</execution>
-
-						<!-- default servicearchive creation-->
-						<execution>
-							<id>make-servicearchive</id>
-							<configuration>
-								<descriptorRefs>
-									<descriptorRef>gcube-default-servicearchive</descriptorRef>
-								</descriptorRefs>
-
-								<!--
-                                override the plugin-scope configuration that some components have in their pom:
-                                    <descriptors>
-                                            <descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-                                    </descriptors>
-
-                                If not done, the servicearchive will be built also during this execution.
-                                -->
-								<descriptors combine.self="override"></descriptors>
-
-								<!--
-                                 make sure the "-src" is appended to the filename. It is the default
-                                 behaviour but it has been set explicitly because some components
-                                 (e.g. ghn-distribution) set it to false in their pom
-                                -->
-								<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
-							</configuration>
-							<goals>
-								<goal>single</goal>
-							</goals>
-						</execution>
-						<!-- source package creation -->
-						<execution>
-							<id>make-source-package</id>
-							<configuration>
-								<descriptorRefs>
-									<descriptorRef>gcube-source-package</descriptorRef>
-								</descriptorRefs>
-
-								<!--
-                                override the plugin-scope configuration that some components have in their pom:
-                                    <descriptors>
-                                            <descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-                                    </descriptors>
-
-                                If not done, the servicearchive will be built also during this execution.
-                                -->
-								<descriptors combine.self="override"></descriptors>
-
-								<!--
-                                 make sure the "-src" is appended to the filename. It is the default
-                                 behaviour but it has been set explicitly because some components
-                                 (e.g. ghn-distribution) set it to false in their pom
-                                -->
-								<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
-							</configuration>
-							<goals>
-								<goal>single</goal>
-							</goals>
-						</execution>
-					</executions>
-				</plugin>
 
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>