diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
index 23faf89b00..48590ba105 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
@@ -29,29 +29,6 @@
         xxxx [/pro] -->
     </licenses>
 
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
-    
     <build>
         <plugins>
         
diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen/pom.xml b/jOOQ-codegen/pom.xml
index a90822f577..d092be2e96 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen/pom.xml
@@ -29,29 +29,6 @@
         xxxx [/pro] -->
     </licenses>
 
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta-extensions/pom.xml b/jOOQ-meta-extensions/pom.xml
index 9599b96022..df49d778f8 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-meta-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -27,29 +27,6 @@
         xxxxxxxxxx
         xxxx [/pro] -->
     </licenses>
-
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
     
     <build>
         <plugins>
diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/pom.xml b/jOOQ-meta/pom.xml
index 9bba608fc2..acb25df46f 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/pom.xml
@@ -183,29 +183,6 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
diff --git a/jOOQ-scala/pom.xml b/jOOQ-scala/pom.xml
index a19d0ea89a..7ea87a6b7d 100644
--- a/jOOQ-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-scala/pom.xml
@@ -149,29 +149,6 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
diff --git a/jOOQ/pom.xml b/jOOQ/pom.xml
index 2bec5d7840..c1afe6e505 100644
--- a/jOOQ/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ/pom.xml
@@ -141,29 +141,6 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>