diff --git a/templates/java/maven/maven-build.gitlab-ci.yml b/templates/java/maven/maven-build.gitlab-ci.yml
index 96be9dc..4a62bfd 100644
--- a/templates/java/maven/maven-build.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/java/maven/maven-build.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
         mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS  $MAVEN_EXTRA_OPTS versions:set -DnewVersion=$CI_COMMIT_TAG -DgenerateBackupPoms=false $MVN_EXTRA_ARGS
       fi
   script:
-    - "cd $BACKEND_DIR"
     - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS package $MAVEN_CLI_BUILD_OPTS -DskipTests
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 2 weeks