diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/maven/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 84c06db0e254..f4cbd6051813 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     <projectService
       serviceInterface="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.server.MavenServerResultTransformer"
       serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.server.MavenServerResultTransformerImpl"/>
-    <projectService serviceInterface="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectsManager" open="true"
+    <projectService serviceInterface="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectsManager"
                     serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectsManagerEx"/>
     <projectService serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.navigator.MavenProjectsNavigator"/>
     <projectService serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.tasks.MavenShortcutsManager"/>