diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25ff341451f70d2baccc9ff7e5f310f1a3a00c94..77e567ab0c2fb2a3b1fd0eaea94fc20248b8a022 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -415,32 +415,6 @@
 
 
 	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>performancetest</id>
-			<build>
-				<plugins>
-					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-						<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.9.1</version>
-						<executions>
-							<execution>
-								<id>add-test-source</id>
-								<phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-								<goals>
-									<goal>add-test-source</goal>
-								</goals>
-								<configuration>
-									<sources>
-										<source>src/performancetest/java</source>
-									</sources>
-								</configuration>
-							</execution>
-						</executions>
-					</plugin>
-				</plugins>
-			</build>
-		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>signing</id>
 			<activation>