diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 6cdb1ef..83a1ef8 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 		<groupId>io.scif</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pom-scifio-tutorials</artifactId>
 		<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>io.scif</groupId>
diff --git a/ome/pom.xml b/ome/pom.xml
index 2b0d33c..810a464 100644
--- a/ome/pom.xml
+++ b/ome/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 		<groupId>io.scif</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pom-scifio-tutorials</artifactId>
 		<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>io.scif</groupId>