diff --git a/features.xml b/features.xml
index 3825ec5..e965d41 100644
--- a/features.xml
+++ b/features.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   ~ limitations under the License.
   -->
 <features xmlns="http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.2.0" name="${project.artifactId}-${project.version}">
-    <repository>mvn:${project.groupId}/${project.artifactId}/${project.version}/xml/features</repository>
     <feature name="${project.artifactId}" version="${project.version}"
              description="${project.description}">
         <feature>onos-api</feature>