diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c04ae1260..95ed92df1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <forkCount>4</forkCount>
                     <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
-                    <!-- <properties> -->
-                    <!-- <runSuite>**/*Suite.java</runSuite> -->
-                    <!-- </properties> -->
-                    <!-- <groups>java.lang.Double</groups> -->
                     <includes>
                         <include>**/TestJunitCategoriesSuite.java</include>
                     </includes>
@@ -64,18 +60,6 @@
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-            <!-- <plugin> -->
-            <!-- <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId> -->
-            <!-- <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId> -->
-            <!-- <version>1.6.8</version> -->
-            <!-- <extensions>true</extensions> -->
-            <!-- <configuration> -->
-            <!-- The Base URL of Nexus instance where we want to stage -->
-            <!-- <nexusUrl>https://lab.xceptance.de/nexus/</nexusUrl> -->
-            <!-- The server "id" element from settings to use authentication from -->
-            <!-- <serverId>xceptance-snapshots</serverId> -->
-            <!-- </configuration> -->
-            <!-- </plugin> -->
         </plugins>
     </build>