diff --git a/installer/home/pom.xml b/installer/home/pom.xml
index 752560a2c..95c4669a3 100644
--- a/installer/home/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/home/pom.xml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
                                     <goal>run</goal>
                                 </goals>
                                 <configuration>
-                                    <tasks>
+                                    <target>
                                         <delete dir="${vitro-dir}/rdf" />
-                                    </tasks>
+                                    </target>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
diff --git a/installer/solr/pom.xml b/installer/solr/pom.xml
index 652564076..ae67209fd 100644
--- a/installer/solr/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/solr/pom.xml
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
                                     <goal>run</goal>
                                 </goals>
                                 <configuration>
-                                    <tasks>
+                                    <target>
                                         <delete dir="${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${project.build.finalName}" />
-                                    </tasks>
+                                    </target>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
diff --git a/installer/webapp/pom.xml b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
index 9a1172253..100a78c3c 100644
--- a/installer/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
                                     <goal>run</goal>
                                 </goals>
                                 <configuration>
-                                    <tasks>
+                                    <target>
                                         <delete dir="${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${project.build.finalName}" />
-                                    </tasks>
+                                    </target>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
                         </executions>