--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
-    <defaultGoal>clean apache-rat:check checkstyle:check verify javadoc:javadoc</defaultGoal>
+    <defaultGoal>clean checkstyle:check verify javadoc:javadoc</defaultGoal>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>