diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e20d9dc..810176f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -517,19 +517,6 @@
 								<doUpdate>false</doUpdate>
 							</configuration>
 						</execution>
-						<execution>
-							<id>create-timestamp-id</id>
-							<phase>validate</phase>
-							<goals>
-								<goal>create-timestamp</goal>
-							</goals>
-							<configuration>
-								<timestampFormat>yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.S</timestampFormat>
-								<timestampPropertyName>scmDate</timestampPropertyName>
-								<!-- formats the timestamp all together like 2016-04-04 14:17:05.123 and puts
-                                    it in the ${myBuildNumberVariable} buildProperty -->
-							</configuration>
-						</execution>
 					</executions>
 
 				</plugin>