diff --git a/diktat-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/diktat-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 5d209470eb..334e7b24b9 100644
--- a/diktat-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/diktat-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import com.saveourtool.diktat.buildutils.configurePom
 import org.gradle.nativeplatform.platform.internal.DefaultNativePlatform.getCurrentOperatingSystem
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
-//import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 
 plugins {
     id("com.saveourtool.diktat.buildutils.kotlin-jvm-configuration")
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ plugins {
     id("pl.droidsonroids.jacoco.testkit") version "1.0.12"
     id("org.gradle.test-retry") version "1.5.6"
     id("com.gradle.plugin-publish") version "1.2.1"
-//    alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -51,52 +49,17 @@ gradlePlugin {
     }
 }
 
-publishing {
-    publications {
-        named<MavenPublication>("pluginMaven") {
-            pom {
-                configurePom(project)
+afterEvaluate {
+    publishing {
+        publications {
+            named<MavenPublication>("pluginMaven") {
+                pom {
+                    configurePom(project)
+                }
             }
         }
-//        @Suppress("UNUSED_VARIABLE")
-//        val pluginMaven = existing(MavenPublication::class) {
-//            pom {
-//                configurePom(project)
-//            }
-//        }
     }
 }
-//tasks.named("jar") {
-//    enabled = false
-//}
-//val shadowJar by tasks.existing(ShadowJar::class) {
-//    archiveClassifier.set("")
-//    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.FAIL
-//}
-//
-//val javadocJar by tasks.registering(Jar::class) {
-//    group = "documentation"
-//    archiveClassifier.set("javadoc")
-//    from(tasks.named("dokkaHtml"))
-//}
-//
-//publishing {
-//    repositories {
-//        mavenLocal()
-//    }
-//    publications {
-//        val pluginMaven by creating(MavenPublication::class) {
-//            artifact(shadowJar)
-//            artifact(javadocJar)
-//            pom {
-//                configurePom(project)
-//            }
-//        }
-//    }
-//}
-
-
-
 
 // === testing & code coverage, jacoco is run independent from maven
 val functionalTestTask by tasks.register<Test>("functionalTest")
@@ -155,9 +118,3 @@ tasks.jacocoTestReport {
         xml.required.set(true)
     }
 }
-
-//afterEvaluate {
-//    tasks.named("publishDiktatPluginPluginMarkerMavenPublicationToMavenLocal") {
-//        dependsOn(javadocJar)
-//    }
-//}