diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index dcb44ed..0d30fbd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ task smokeTest(dependsOn: [
   'reboundDistJar'
 ])
 
+// Configure gradle.properties to do maven builds
+if (!project.hasProperty('sonatypeRepo') ||
+    !project.hasProperty('sonatypeUsername') ||
+    !project.hasProperty('sonatypePassword')) {
+  return;
+}
+
 // Maven Push
 
 apply plugin: 'maven'
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 5686c0d..0000000
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-signing.keyId=[KEYID]
-signing.password=[KEYPASS]
-signing.secretKeyRingFile=/path/to/secring.gpg
-
-sonatypeRepo=https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/
-sonatypeUsername=[SONOATYPE USER]
-sonatypePassword=[SONATYPE PASS]