diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index f48c82cb2..541419c40 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -35,18 +35,6 @@
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
                             <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>struts2-blank</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${project.version}</version>
-                                    <type>war</type>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>struts2-mailreader</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${project.version}</version>
-                                    <type>war</type>
-                                </artifactItem>
                                 <artifactItem>
                                     <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>struts2-portlet</artifactId>
@@ -65,12 +53,6 @@
                                     <version>${project.version}</version>
                                     <type>war</type>
                                 </artifactItem>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>struts2-mailreader</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${project.version}</version>
-                                    <type>war</type>
-                                </artifactItem>
                             </artifactItems>
                             <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/apps</outputDirectory>
                         </configuration>
diff --git a/assembly/src/main/assembly/all.xml b/assembly/src/main/assembly/all.xml
index d5d6b2ebb..5b01a9fff 100644
--- a/assembly/src/main/assembly/all.xml
+++ b/assembly/src/main/assembly/all.xml
@@ -257,14 +257,6 @@
         <include>src/</include>
       </includes>
     </fileSet>
-    <fileSet>
-      <directory>../apps/blank</directory>
-      <outputDirectory>src/apps/blank</outputDirectory>
-      <includes>
-        <include>pom.xml</include>
-        <include>src/</include>
-      </includes>
-    </fileSet>
     <fileSet>
       <directory>../apps/portlet</directory>
       <outputDirectory>src/apps/portlet</outputDirectory>
@@ -289,14 +281,6 @@
         <include>src/</include>
       </includes>
     </fileSet>
-    <fileSet>
-      <directory>../apps/mailreader</directory>
-      <outputDirectory>src/apps/mailreader</outputDirectory>
-      <includes>
-        <include>pom.xml</include>
-        <include>src/</include>
-      </includes>
-    </fileSet>
     <fileSet>
       <directory>../assembly</directory>
       <outputDirectory>src/assembly</outputDirectory>
diff --git a/assembly/src/main/assembly/src.xml b/assembly/src/main/assembly/src.xml
index db68df0b2..a8540f0c3 100644
--- a/assembly/src/main/assembly/src.xml
+++ b/assembly/src/main/assembly/src.xml
@@ -63,14 +63,6 @@
           <include>src/</include>
         </includes>
       </fileSet>
-      <fileSet>
-        <directory>../apps/blank</directory>
-        <outputDirectory>src/apps/blank</outputDirectory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>pom.xml</include>
-          <include>src/</include>
-        </includes>
-      </fileSet>
       <fileSet>
         <directory>../apps/portlet</directory>
         <outputDirectory>src/apps/portlet</outputDirectory>
@@ -95,14 +87,6 @@
           <include>src/</include>
         </includes>
       </fileSet>
-      <fileSet>
-        <directory>../apps/mailreader</directory>
-        <outputDirectory>src/apps/mailreader</outputDirectory>
-        <includes>
-          <include>pom.xml</include>
-          <include>src/</include>
-        </includes>
-      </fileSet>
       <fileSet>
         <directory>../assembly</directory>
         <outputDirectory>src/assembly</outputDirectory>