diff --git a/src/assembly/default.xml b/src/assembly/default.xml
index 8b931cbc70..bc23c01229 100644
--- a/src/assembly/default.xml
+++ b/src/assembly/default.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   <id>dist</id>
   <formats>
     <format>tar.bz2</format>
-    <format>zip</format>
   </formats>
   <includeSiteDirectory>false</includeSiteDirectory>
   <fileSets>