diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml
index 2b8aba9d4..2296e95ed 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/pom.xml
@@ -22,31 +22,4 @@
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.target</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>JGit Target Platform</name>
-
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>attach-artifacts</id>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>attach-artifact</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <artifacts>
-                <artifact>
-                  <file>${target-platform}.target</file>
-                  <type>target</type>
-                  <classifier>${target-platform}</classifier>
-                </artifact>
-              </artifacts>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
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diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
index 97b2a4f6d..2cb9822f2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
@@ -231,12 +231,7 @@
             <resolver>p2</resolver>
             <pomDependencies>consider</pomDependencies>
             <target>
-              <artifact>
-                <groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
-                <artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit.target</artifactId>
-                <version>${project.version}</version>
-                <classifier>${target-platform}</classifier>
-              </artifact>
+              <file>${project.basedir}/../org.eclipse.jgit.target/${target-platform}.target</file>
             </target>
             <environments>
               <environment>