diff --git a/managed_vms/analytics/pom.xml b/managed_vms/analytics/pom.xml
index 401c977501d..bf19a9dc655 100644
--- a/managed_vms/analytics/pom.xml
+++ b/managed_vms/analytics/pom.xml
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
         <groupId>com.google.appengine</groupId>
         <artifactId>gcloud-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.9.95.v20160203</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <promote>true</promote>
-        </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/managed_vms/cloudsql/pom.xml b/managed_vms/cloudsql/pom.xml
index 5ba9022048a..929e986a2fd 100644
--- a/managed_vms/cloudsql/pom.xml
+++ b/managed_vms/cloudsql/pom.xml
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
         <groupId>com.google.appengine</groupId>
         <artifactId>gcloud-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.9.95.v20160203</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <promote>true</promote>
-        </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/managed_vms/cloudstorage/pom.xml b/managed_vms/cloudstorage/pom.xml
index fe25a7c6647..c8be0497dd7 100644
--- a/managed_vms/cloudstorage/pom.xml
+++ b/managed_vms/cloudstorage/pom.xml
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
         <groupId>com.google.appengine</groupId>
         <artifactId>gcloud-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.9.95.v20160203</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <promote>true</promote>
-        </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/managed_vms/datastore/pom.xml b/managed_vms/datastore/pom.xml
index b064e0987be..6cf3e31560a 100644
--- a/managed_vms/datastore/pom.xml
+++ b/managed_vms/datastore/pom.xml
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
         <groupId>com.google.appengine</groupId>
         <artifactId>gcloud-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.9.95.v20160203</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <promote>true</promote>
-        </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>