diff --git a/amps/ags/pom.xml b/amps/ags/pom.xml
index 0c42da7884..79e6b25925 100644
--- a/amps/ags/pom.xml
+++ b/amps/ags/pom.xml
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@
                </execution>
             </executions>
          </plugin>
-         <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-         </plugin>
          <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -130,44 +126,6 @@
                </execution>
             </executions>
          </plugin>
-         <plugin>
-            <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
-            <executions>
-               <execution>
-                  <id>default-clean</id>
-                  <phase>clean</phase>
-                  <goals>
-                     <goal>clean</goal>
-                  </goals>
-               </execution>
-            </executions>
-         </plugin>
-         <plugin>
-            <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-            <executions>
-               <execution>
-                  <id>default-install</id>
-                  <phase>install</phase>
-                  <goals>
-                     <goal>install</goal>
-                  </goals>
-               </execution>
-            </executions>
-         </plugin>
-         <plugin>
-            <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
-            <executions>
-               <execution>
-                  <id>default-deploy</id>
-                  <phase>deploy</phase>
-                  <goals>
-                     <goal>deploy</goal>
-                  </goals>
-               </execution>
-            </executions>
-         </plugin>
          <plugin>
             <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>3.7.1</version>
@@ -275,14 +233,6 @@
                <version>1.5</version>
             </plugin>
 
-            <!-- Maven Release Plugin (Use a recent version for better Git Support) -->
-            <plugin>
-               <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>2.5.3</version>
-               <configuration>
-                  <tagNameFormat>V@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
-               </configuration>
-            </plugin>
 
             <!-- Disable doclint until RM-3150 is fixed -->
             <plugin>
@@ -410,14 +360,6 @@
                   </archive>
                </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-               <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>3.1.0</version>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-               <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>3.1.1</version>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-archetype-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.2</version>
@@ -496,7 +438,6 @@
             <plugins>
                <plugin>
                   <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                  <version>3.1.1</version>
                   <executions>
                      <!-- Unzips the docflex/javadoc doclet -->
                      <execution>