diff --git a/sonatype/src/main/kotlin/com/bakdata/gradle/SonatypePlugin.kt b/sonatype/src/main/kotlin/com/bakdata/gradle/SonatypePlugin.kt
index e6fee2d..6415864 100644
--- a/sonatype/src/main/kotlin/com/bakdata/gradle/SonatypePlugin.kt
+++ b/sonatype/src/main/kotlin/com/bakdata/gradle/SonatypePlugin.kt
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ class SonatypePlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             configure<PublishingExtension> {
                 publications.create<MavenPublication>("sonatype") {
                     from(components["java"])
-                    artifact(sourcesJar).classifier = "sources"
-                    artifact(javadocJar).classifier = "javadoc"
                 }
             }