diff --git a/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml
index 3333a343d..ccac07424 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 		<browser.version>ad9b865</browser.version>
 		<json-editor.version>0.7.21</json-editor.version>
 		<java-module-name>spring.data.rest.hal.browser</java-module-name>
+
+		<!--
+			Skip Javadoc as there's no public code to document
+			and this causes the Javadoc generation to fail otherwise.
+		-->
+		<maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
 		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring-data-rest/hal-browser/js/CustomPostForm.js b/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring-data-rest/hal-browser/js/CustomPostForm.js
index 0b5f113f4..4a9ec51a1 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring-data-rest/hal-browser/js/CustomPostForm.js
+++ b/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring-data-rest/hal-browser/js/CustomPostForm.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ var CustomPostForm = Backbone.View.extend({
 	 * }
 	 *
 	 * @param linkHeader - HTTP Response header containing a list of W3C compliant links with rels.
-	 * @see http://www.w3.org/wiki/LinkHeader
+	 * @see https://www.w3.org/wiki/LinkHeader
 	 */
 	w3cLinksToHalLinks: function (linkHeader) {
 		var w3cLinks = linkHeader.split(',');
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/pom.xml
index 6c00d9438..2c7e24fed 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 		<explorer.version>0.9.5</explorer.version>
 		<json-editor.version>0.7.21</json-editor.version>
 		<java-module-name>spring.data.rest.hal.explorer</java-module-name>
+		<!--
+			Skip Javadoc as there's no public code to document
+			and this causes the Javadoc generation to fail otherwise.
+		-->
+		<maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
 		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/halexplorer/HalExplorerConfiguration.java b/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/halexplorer/HalExplorerConfiguration.java
index e43cc0ed5..d0156fec8 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/halexplorer/HalExplorerConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/halexplorer/HalExplorerConfiguration.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
  *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring-data-rest/hal-explorer/js/CustomPostForm.js b/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring-data-rest/hal-explorer/js/CustomPostForm.js
index 0b5f113f4..4a9ec51a1 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring-data-rest/hal-explorer/js/CustomPostForm.js
+++ b/spring-data-rest-hal-explorer/src/main/resources/META-INF/spring-data-rest/hal-explorer/js/CustomPostForm.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ var CustomPostForm = Backbone.View.extend({
 	 * }
 	 *
 	 * @param linkHeader - HTTP Response header containing a list of W3C compliant links with rels.
-	 * @see http://www.w3.org/wiki/LinkHeader
+	 * @see https://www.w3.org/wiki/LinkHeader
 	 */
 	w3cLinksToHalLinks: function (linkHeader) {
 		var w3cLinks = linkHeader.split(',');