diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index bc5ccdd..f0c101d 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
     <target name="build" depends="check-args">
         <exec executable="${maven.executable}" failonerror="true">
             <arg value="package"/>
-            <arg value="-P${IDEA_VERSION}"/>
             <!-- needed for test execution -->
             <arg value="-Didea.home.path=${IDEA_HOME}"/>
             <arg value="-Didea.platform.prefix=Idea"/>
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@
     <target name="test" depends="check-args">
         <exec executable="${maven.executable}" failonerror="true">
             <arg value="test"/>
-            <arg value="-P${IDEA_VERSION}"/>
             <!-- needed for test execution -->
             <arg value="-Didea.home.path=${IDEA_HOME}"/>
             <arg value="-Didea.platform.prefix=Idea"/>