diff --git a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com.hedera.gradle.evm-publish.gradle.kts b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com.hedera.gradle.evm-publish.gradle.kts
index 1f314156fcc8..e338a1be9498 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com.hedera.gradle.evm-publish.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/com.hedera.gradle.evm-publish.gradle.kts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ tasks.withType<PublishToMavenRepository>().configureEach {
 publishing {
     publications {
         named<MavenPublication>("maven") {
-            artifactId = "hedera-evm"
             pom.developers {
                 developer {
                     name = "Hedera Base Team"
diff --git a/hedera-node/hedera-evm-impl/build.gradle.kts b/hedera-node/hedera-evm-impl/build.gradle.kts
index 4da1f77ee132..1c5ce8cf8c23 100644
--- a/hedera-node/hedera-evm-impl/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/hedera-node/hedera-evm-impl/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-plugins {
-    id("com.hedera.gradle.evm")
-    id("com.hedera.gradle.evm-publish")
-}
+plugins { id("com.hedera.gradle.evm") }
 
 description = "Hedera EVM - Implementation"