diff --git a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java
index 2bc059ea..970097a0 100644
--- a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java
+++ b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java
@@ -283,13 +283,6 @@ public class DefaultArtifactDeployer
     private void doInstall( File file, String type, Project project, String version, ArtifactTypeHandler handler )
         throws MavenException
     {
-        if ( version.indexOf( MavenConstants.SNAPSHOT_SIGNIFIER ) >= 0 )
-        {
-            String snapshotSignature = getSnapshotSignature();
-            String v = StringUtils.replace( version, MavenConstants.SNAPSHOT_SIGNIFIER, snapshotSignature );
-            doInstall( file, type, project, v, handler );
-        }
-
         try
         {
             Repository repository = new Repository( "local", "file:" + project.getContext().getMavenRepoLocal() );