diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 51145c3b6..13dcbf884 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -294,13 +294,6 @@
                      <goal>flatten</goal>
                   </goals>
                </execution>
-               <execution>
-                  <id>flatten.clean.on.install</id>
-                  <phase>install</phase>
-                  <goals>
-                     <goal>clean</goal>
-                  </goals>
-               </execution>
                <execution>
                   <id>flatten.clean</id>
                   <phase>clean</phase>