diff --git a/log4j-perf/pom.xml b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
index b21f058..71d0d21 100644
--- a/log4j-perf/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
   <name>Apache Log4J Performance Tests</name>
   <description>The Apache Log4j development-time performance tests</description>
 
-  <prerequisites>
-    <maven>3.0</maven>
-  </prerequisites>
-
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <log4jParentDir>${basedir}/..</log4jParentDir>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
index ef40dc3..b5dd23a 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
@@ -127,14 +127,6 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${deploy.plugin.version}</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <skip>true</skip>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>