diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53ed7773..e9b909a7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -895,7 +895,6 @@
                                     <postBuildHookScript>verify</postBuildHookScript>
                                     <localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
                                     <goals>
-                                        <goal>clean</goal>
                                         <goal>install</goal>
                                     </goals>
                                     <settingsFile>${project.basedir}/src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>