diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/maven.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
index 86d2968b..660ae050 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
     <j:set var="expectedFile" 
       value="${maven.build.dir}/test-maven-ear-plugin-1.0-SNAPSHOT.ear"/>
-    <attainGoal name="ear"/>
     <u:file var="file" name="${expectedFile}" />
     <j:if test="${!(file.exists())}">
       <fail>${expectedFile} not generated</fail>