diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98315222e42f..700c50ec85d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -418,36 +418,5 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         <changelog.url>https://www.jenkins.io/changelog-stable</changelog.url>
       </properties>
     </profile>
-    <profile>
-      <id>m2e</id>
-      <activation>
-        <property>
-          <name>m2e.version</name>
-        </property>
-      </activation>
-      <properties>
-        <m2BuildDirectory>target</m2BuildDirectory>
-      </properties>
-      <build>
-        <directory>${m2BuildDirectory}</directory>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.maven.ide.eclipse</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
-            <version>0.12.0</version>
-            <configuration>
-              <mappingId>customizable</mappingId>
-              <configurators>
-                <configurator id="org.maven.ide.eclipse.jdt.javaConfigurator" />
-                <configurator id="org.maven.ide.eclipse.plexus.annotations.plexusConfigurator" />
-              </configurators>
-              <mojoExecutions>
-                <mojoExecution>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin::</mojoExecution>
-              </mojoExecutions>
-            </configuration>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
   </profiles>
 </project>