diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
index 3acc8ec15..4546d5947 100644
--- a/apps/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/pom.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
             </activation>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
+                    <!--
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                         <artifactId>rat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
+                    -->
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>