diff --git a/scripts/build_and_deploy.sh b/scripts/build_and_deploy.sh
index 91f64de2b2e0799d313e56ad890063e429d2b323..6837e75bc45d16cbf3ffd92f65b257432beb2d5a 100644
--- a/scripts/build_and_deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_and_deploy.sh
@@ -12,17 +12,6 @@ if [ -n "$1" ] ; then
     FIJI_APP="$1"
 fi
 
-PLUGINS="$FIJI_APP/plugins/"
-if ! [ -d "$PLUGINS" ] ; then
-    echo "ERROR: can't find Fiji plugins directory: [$PLUGINS]"
-    echo "Make sure to specify the *ABSOLUTE* path to a Fiji installation!"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-
-### build
-mvn
 
-### deploy
-find "$PLUGINS" -name 'NoiSee-*.jar' | xargs --no-run-if-empty rm -v
-cp -v $(find target -iname '*.jar' -and -not -iname '*-sources.jar') "$PLUGINS"
+### build and deploy
+mvn -Dimagej.app.directory="$FIJI_APP"