No need to specify the default
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 666e354..e57c54f 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
         <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
         <artifactId>el-parent</artifactId>
         <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/impl/pom.xml b/impl/pom.xml
index 8c5e9cf..b8f866e 100644
--- a/impl/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
         <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
         <artifactId>el-parent</artifactId>
         <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
     <groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
diff --git a/spec/pom.xml b/spec/pom.xml
index 4e9ac24..17de153 100644
--- a/spec/pom.xml
+++ b/spec/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
         <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
         <artifactId>el-parent</artifactId>
         <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>