diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 617485b9..d89a09ae 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -19,40 +19,10 @@
 
     <name>VIVO API</name>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4.2</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <artifactSet>
-                        <includes>
-                            <include>org.vivoweb:vitro-api</include>
-                        </includes>
-                    </artifactSet>
-                    <createDependencyReducedPom>false</createDependencyReducedPom>
-                    <!-- promoteTransitiveDependencies>true</promoteTransitiveDependencies>
-                    <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
-                    <shadedClassifierName>shaded</shadedClassifierName>
-                    <useBaseVersion>true</useBaseVersion -->
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>shade</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
             <artifactId>vitro-api</artifactId>
-            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>