diff --git a/public/gatk-root/pom.xml b/public/gatk-root/pom.xml
index a6ed90656..1ece58126 100644
--- a/public/gatk-root/pom.xml
+++ b/public/gatk-root/pom.xml
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@
                             <queuetest.run>${gatk.queuetests.run}</queuetest.run>
                             <java.io.tmpdir>${java.io.tmpdir}</java.io.tmpdir>
                         </systemPropertyVariables>
-                        <groups>sra</groups>
                     </configuration>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>