diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 120668505..748a22c26 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -21,19 +21,6 @@
                     <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.1</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>attach-sources</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>