diff --git a/jira/maven.xml b/jira/maven.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e093464..00000000
--- a/jira/maven.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<!-- 
-/*
- * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
- * 
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
- -->
-<project default="jar:jar">
-</project>
diff --git a/linkcheck/maven.xml b/linkcheck/maven.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 88d42ec4..00000000
--- a/linkcheck/maven.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<!-- 
-/*
- * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
- * 
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
- -->
-<project default="jar:jar">
-  
-</project>
diff --git a/plugin-parent/project.xml b/plugin-parent/project.xml
index 2bbb19a1..de4dd0d0 100644
--- a/plugin-parent/project.xml
+++ b/plugin-parent/project.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
   </developers>
 
   <build>
+    <defaultGoal>plugin:plugin</defaultGoal>
     <sourceDirectory>src/main</sourceDirectory>
     <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test</unitTestSourceDirectory>
     <nagEmailAddress>dev@maven.apache.org</nagEmailAddress>
diff --git a/simian/maven.xml b/simian/maven.xml
index 46910652..d6d02288 100644
--- a/simian/maven.xml
+++ b/simian/maven.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
  -->
 
 
-<project 
-  default="jar:install"
+<project
   xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
   xmlns:j="jelly:core"
   xmlns:maven="jelly:maven">
@@ -65,4 +64,4 @@
     <copy file="${pom.getDependencyPath('redhill:simian')}" todir="${maven.dist.bin.assembly.dir}"/>
   </postGoal>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>