--- maven-release-2.2.1/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/InvokerMavenExecutor.java~	2011-07-28 15:42:12.000000000 +0100
+++ maven-release-2.2.1/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/InvokerMavenExecutor.java	2014-12-17 21:36:55.130220263 +0000
@@ -362,16 +362,6 @@
             req.setPomFileName( pomFileName );
         }
 
-        if ( releaseEnvironment.getSettings() != null )
-        {
-            // FIXME: This is effectively useless in Maven 2.x, since getFile() always returns null
-            File settingsFile = releaseEnvironment.getSettings().getRuntimeInfo().getFile();
-            if ( settingsFile != null && settingsFile.isFile() )
-            {
-                req.setUserSettingsFile( settingsFile );
-            }
-        }
-
         File localRepoDir = releaseEnvironment.getLocalRepositoryDirectory();
         if ( localRepoDir != null )
         {