diff --git a/license/plugin.jelly b/license/plugin.jelly
index d49bfdcc..c4adf753 100644
--- a/license/plugin.jelly
+++ b/license/plugin.jelly
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   xmlns:util="jelly:util">
 
   <define:taglib uri="license">
-    
+     
      <define:tag name="fileName">
       <j:set var="licenseX" value='${maven.license.licenseFile}X'/>	
 
@@ -90,13 +90,6 @@
         <j:set var="licenseFile" value='${plugin.resources}/LICENSE.txt'/>
       </j:if>
       
-      <!-- Slurp in the license text so it's available the j:file operation. -->
-      <util:loadText file="${licenseFile}" var="licenseText"/>
-      
-      <j:file name="${genDocs}/license.xml" prettyPrint="true" xmlns="dummy">
-        <j:include file="${plugin.resources}/license.xml"/>
-      </j:file>
-      
   </goal>
 
 </project>