diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/AssemblerConfigurationSource.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/AssemblerConfigurationSource.java
index e80ffc83..58c47ad9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/AssemblerConfigurationSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/AssemblerConfigurationSource.java
@@ -159,11 +159,6 @@ public interface AssemblerConfigurationSource {
      */
     boolean isUpdateOnly();
 
-    /**
-     * @return Use JVM chmod yes/no.
-     */
-    boolean isUseJvmChmod();
-
     /**
      * @return Ignore permissions yes/no.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java
index 57bf066a..ec794d0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java
@@ -343,13 +343,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractAssemblyMojo extends AbstractMojo implements Assem
     @Parameter(property = "assembly.updateOnly", defaultValue = "false")
     private boolean updateOnly;
 
-    /**
-     * @since 2.2
-     * @deprecated Not used anymore and will be removed in future version
-     */
-    @Parameter(property = "assembly.useJvmChmod", defaultValue = "false")
-    private boolean useJvmChmod;
-
     /**
      * <p>
      * Set to <code>true</code> in order to avoid all chmod calls.
@@ -778,12 +771,6 @@ public boolean isUpdateOnly() {
         return updateOnly;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    @Deprecated
-    public boolean isUseJvmChmod() {
-        return useJvmChmod;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean isIgnorePermissions() {
         return ignorePermissions;