diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/proto/SCMRatisProtocol.proto b/hadoop-hdds/interface-server/src/main/proto/SCMRatisProtocol.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/proto/SCMRatisProtocol.proto
rename to hadoop-hdds/interface-server/src/main/proto/SCMRatisProtocol.proto
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/pom.xml
index 8c17aaef456..92b563f1ade 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/pom.xml
@@ -168,32 +168,6 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
-        <artifactId>hadoop-maven-plugins</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>compile-protoc</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>protoc</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <protocVersion>${protobuf.version}</protocVersion>
-              <imports>
-                <param>
-                  ${basedir}/src/main/proto
-                </param>
-              </imports>
-              <source>
-                <directory>${basedir}/src/main/proto</directory>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>SCMRatisProtocol.proto</include>
-                </includes>
-              </source>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>