diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 1d688848..77b3ddf3 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ publishing {
             }
         }
         pom {
-            name.set("mps-gradle-plugin")
-            description.set("Miscellaneous tasks that were found useful when building MPS-based projects with Gradle.")
             url.set("https://github.com/mbeddr/mps-gradle-plugin")
             licenses {
                 license {