diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 59c8635..e89e240 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish JS release
         run: ./gradlew publishJsPublicationToOSSRHRepository
 
-      - name: Delete GnuPG data
-        run: rm -rfv $HOME/.gnupg
-
   publish-linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts
index 5952514..660d4b1 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ publishing {
         withType<MavenPublication>().configureEach {
             pom {
                 name.set("UrlEncoder for Kotlin Multiplatform")
-                description.set(project.description)
+                description.set("A simple defensive library to encode/decode URL components")
                 url.set(mavenUrl)
                 licenses {
                     license {
diff --git a/urlencoder-app/build.gradle.kts b/urlencoder-app/build.gradle.kts
index c5fe1df..93a9789 100644
--- a/urlencoder-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/urlencoder-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ plugins {
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions")
 }
 
-description = "A simple defensive application to encode/decode URL components"
-
-val deployDir = project.layout.projectDirectory.dir("deploy")
 val urlEncoderMainClass = "net.thauvin.erik.urlencoder.UrlEncoder"
 
 kotlin {
@@ -63,28 +60,9 @@ tasks {
         dependsOn(fatJar)
     }
 
-    clean {
-        delete(deployDir)
-    }
-
     withType<DokkaTask>().configureEach {
         dokkaSourceSets.configureEach {
             moduleName.set("UrlEncoder Application")
         }
     }
-
-    val copyToDeploy by registering(Sync::class) {
-        group = PublishingPlugin.PUBLISH_TASK_GROUP
-        from(configurations.jvmRuntimeClasspath) {
-            exclude("annotations-*.jar")
-        }
-        from(jvmJar)
-        into(deployDir)
-    }
-
-    register("deploy") {
-        description = "Copies all needed files to the 'deploy' directory."
-        group = PublishingPlugin.PUBLISH_TASK_GROUP
-        dependsOn(build, copyToDeploy)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/urlencoder-lib/build.gradle.kts b/urlencoder-lib/build.gradle.kts
index f922e29..a05acf5 100644
--- a/urlencoder-lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/urlencoder-lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ plugins {
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions")
 }
 
-description = "A simple defensive library to encode/decode URL components"
-
-val deployDir = project.layout.projectDirectory.dir("deploy")
-
 kotlin {
     sourceSets {
         commonTest {
@@ -28,11 +24,6 @@ base {
 }
 
 tasks {
-
-    clean {
-        delete(deployDir)
-    }
-
     dokkaJavadoc {
         dokkaSourceSets {
             configureEach {
@@ -52,19 +43,4 @@ tasks {
             moduleName.set("UrlEncoder Library")
         }
     }
-
-    val copyToDeploy by registering(Sync::class) {
-        group = PublishingPlugin.PUBLISH_TASK_GROUP
-        from(configurations.runtimeClasspath) {
-            exclude("annotations-*.jar")
-        }
-        from(jvmJar)
-        into(deployDir)
-    }
-
-    register("deploy") {
-        description = "Copies all needed files to the 'deploy' directory."
-        group = PublishingPlugin.PUBLISH_TASK_GROUP
-        dependsOn(build, copyToDeploy)
-    }
 }