String groupId = reference.getGroupId(), artifactId =
reference.getArtifactId(),
version = reference.getVersion();
MavenArtifactFacet mavenArtifactFacetToCompare = new MavenArtifactFacet();
mavenArtifactFacetToCompare.setClassifier( reference.getClassifier() );
metadataRepository.removeArtifact( repository.getId(), groupId, artifactId,
version, mavenArtifactFacetToCompare );
metadataRepository.save();
}
}