diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/ProjectRegistryManager.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/ProjectRegistryManager.java
index 6af2f12ff6..2d4ac643f1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/ProjectRegistryManager.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/ProjectRegistryManager.java
@@ -989,8 +989,6 @@ private MavenExecutionRequest configureExecutionRequest(MavenExecutionRequest re
 
     // eclipse workspace repository implements both workspace dependency resolution
     // and inter-module dependency resolution for multi-module projects.
-
-    request.setLocalRepository(maven.getLocalRepository());
     request.setWorkspaceReader(getWorkspaceReader(state, pom, resolverConfiguration));
     if(pom != null && pom.getLocation() != null) {
       request.setMultiModuleProjectDirectory(