diff --git a/installer/home/pom.xml b/installer/home/pom.xml
index 86ca2270..ed362430 100644
--- a/installer/home/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/home/pom.xml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
                                     <goal>run</goal>
                                 </goals>
                                 <configuration>
-                                    <tasks>
+                                    <target>
                                         <delete dir="${vivo-dir}/rdf" />
-                                    </tasks>
+                                    </target>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
diff --git a/installer/solr/pom.xml b/installer/solr/pom.xml
index 061768e4..63fb2130 100644
--- a/installer/solr/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/solr/pom.xml
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
                                     <goal>run</goal>
                                 </goals>
                                 <configuration>
-                                    <tasks>
+                                    <target>
                                         <delete dir="${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${project.build.finalName}" />
-                                    </tasks>
+                                    </target>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
diff --git a/installer/webapp/pom.xml b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
index 82f1f54b..3e9ea3a6 100644
--- a/installer/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/installer/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
                                     <goal>run</goal>
                                 </goals>
                                 <configuration>
-                                    <tasks>
+                                    <target>
                                         <delete dir="${tomcat-dir}/webapps/${project.build.finalName}" />
-                                    </tasks>
+                                    </target>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
                         </executions>