diff --git a/dist/plugin.jelly b/dist/plugin.jelly
index a7217e32..dded0994 100644
--- a/dist/plugin.jelly
+++ b/dist/plugin.jelly
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
   xmlns:maven="jelly:maven"
   xmlns:artifact="artifact"
-  xmlns:deploy="deploy"
   xmlns:util="jelly:util">
 
   <!-- Poor mans version check - plugin dependencies still suck for multiple versions -->
@@ -34,15 +33,6 @@
       Try: maven plugin:download -DgroupId=maven -DartifactId=maven-artifact-plugin -Dversion=1.3
     </ant:fail>
   </j:if>
-  <!-- Can remove deploy dependency above when this is gone -->
-  <maven:get plugin="maven-deploy-plugin" property="plugin" var="deployPlugin" />
-  <j:if test="${deployPlugin != null}">
-    <ant:fail>
-      Must remove the deploy plugin to use this version of the dist plugin.
-      Please delete ${deployPlugin.artifactId}-${deployPlugin.currentVersion}.jar from
-      ${maven.plugin.dir} and ${maven.plugin.user.dir} (if it exists)
-    </ant:fail>
-  </j:if>
 
   <j:new var="distTypeHandler" className="org.apache.maven.dist.DistributionArtifactTypeHandler" />
 
diff --git a/jar/plugin.jelly b/jar/plugin.jelly
index ef382a9b..88657442 100644
--- a/jar/plugin.jelly
+++ b/jar/plugin.jelly
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
   xmlns:license="license"
   xmlns:maven="jelly:maven"
   xmlns:artifact="artifact"
-  xmlns:deploy="deploy"
   xmlns:util="jelly:util"
   xmlns:doc="doc">
 
@@ -37,15 +36,6 @@
         Try: maven plugin:download -DgroupId=maven -DartifactId=maven-artifact-plugin -Dversion=1.3
       </ant:fail>
     </j:if>
-    <!-- Can remove deploy dependency above when this is gone -->
-    <maven:get plugin="maven-deploy-plugin" property="plugin" var="deployPlugin" />
-    <j:if test="${deployPlugin != null}">
-      <ant:fail>
-        Must remove the deploy plugin to use this version of the jar plugin.
-        Please delete ${deployPlugin.artifactId}-${deployPlugin.currentVersion}.jar from
-        ${maven.plugin.dir} and ${maven.plugin.user.dir} (if it exists)
-      </ant:fail>
-    </j:if>
   </j:if>
 
   <!-- ================================================================== -->
diff --git a/plugin/plugin.jelly b/plugin/plugin.jelly
index 43ea887e..fb2e8fae 100644
--- a/plugin/plugin.jelly
+++ b/plugin/plugin.jelly
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@
         Try: maven plugin:download -DgroupId=maven -DartifactId=maven-artifact-plugin -Dversion=1.3
       </ant:fail>
     </j:if>
-    <!-- Can remove deploy dependency above when this is gone -->
-    <maven:get plugin="maven-deploy-plugin" property="plugin" var="deployPlugin" />
-    <j:if test="${deployPlugin != null}">
-      <ant:fail>
-        Must remove the deploy plugin to use this version of the plugin plugin.
-        Please delete ${deployPlugin.artifactId}-${deployPlugin.currentVersion}.jar from
-        ${maven.plugin.dir} and ${maven.plugin.user.dir} (if it exists)
-      </ant:fail>
-    </j:if>
   </j:if>
 
   <goal name="plugin" prereqs="plugin:plugin" description="Build a plugin jar" />