diff --git a/maven-shade-plugin.spec b/maven-shade-plugin.spec
index 420086a..1f0ede3 100644
--- a/maven-shade-plugin.spec
+++ b/maven-shade-plugin.spec
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ Group:          Documentation/HTML
 %prep
 %setup -q
 rm src/test/jars/plexus-utils-1.4.1.jar
-ln -s $(build-classpath plexus/utils) src/test/jars/plexus-utils-1.4.1.jar
 
 %build
 %{mvn_build} -f \