diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index 512af31cd..43a1b1956 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@
                                 </goals>
                                 <configuration>
                                     <gpgArguments>
-                                        <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
-                                        <arg>loopback</arg>
                                         <arg>--no-tty</arg>
                                         <arg>--batch</arg>
                                         <arg>--no-permission-warning</arg>