diff --git a/jar/xdocs/changes.xml b/jar/xdocs/changes.xml
index aa0a2e38..2fcf2d13 100644
--- a/jar/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/jar/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.8-SNAPSHOT" date="In SVN">
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="update" issue="MPJAR-47">Remove unused properties from documentation.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="update" issue="MPJAR-35" due-to="Dennis Lundberg">Document need for jar.manifest.classpath property.</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="update" issue="MAVEN-1712">Update dependencies to match ones in maven 1.1 core and to unify them between plugins. The following dependencies are updated : 
         <ul>
diff --git a/jar/xdocs/properties.xml b/jar/xdocs/properties.xml
index a67c863e..61aa3bf5 100644
--- a/jar/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/jar/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -37,23 +37,6 @@
             Defaults to ${maven.final.name}.jar.
           </td>
         </tr>
-        <tr>
-          <td>maven.has.jar.resource.patterns</td>
-          <td>Yes</td>
-          <td>
-            This is a calculated property based on the value of the
-      <source><![CDATA[
-<build>
-  <resources>
-  </resources>
-</build>
-]]></source>
-           section of your 
-           <a href="http://maven.apache.org/reference/project-descriptor.html">
-           project descriptor</a>. If there are <code>includes</code> or <code>excludes</code>
-           elements, this property will be set to <code>true</code>.
-          </td>
-        </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>maven.jar.excludes</td>
           <td>Yes</td>
@@ -71,14 +54,6 @@
             The default value is <code>null</code>.
           </td>
         </tr>
-        <tr>
-          <td>maven.jar.include.source</td>
-          <td>Yes</td>
-          <td>
-            Whether the source should be included in the jar.
-            The default value is <code>false</code>.
-          </td>
-        </tr>
         <tr>
           <td>maven.jar.index</td>
           <td>Yes</td>
@@ -126,44 +101,11 @@
             no Main-Class attribute will be added to the manifest.
           </td>
         </tr>
-        <tr>
-          <td>maven.jarResources.basedir</td>
-          <td>Yes</td>
-          <td>
-            The base directory from which resources to be included in a jar can be found.
-            Defaults to the base directory of the project.
-          </td>
-        </tr>
-        <tr>
-          <td>maven.jar.resources.set</td>
-          <td>Yes</td>
-          <td>
-            This is the Ant <code>patternset</code> of all the <code>include</code>s and
-            <code>exclude</code>s from the
-      <source><![CDATA[
-<build>
-  <resources>
-  </resources>
-</build>
-]]></source>
-            section of your
-            <a href="http://maven.apache.org/reference/project-descriptor.html">
-            project descriptor</a>.
-          </td>
-        </tr>
         <tr>
 		  <td>maven.jar.compress</td>
 		  <td>Yes</td>
 		  <td>Not only store data but also compress them, defaults to <code>true</code>.</td>
         </tr>
-        <tr>
-          <td>maven.jar.source.path</td>
-          <td>Yes</td>
-          <td>
-            The location of the source code within the jar, if included.
-            The default value is <code>src</code>.
-          </td>
-        </tr>
       </table>
     </section>
     <section name="Deploy Settings">
