diff --git a/spring-cloud-build/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-build/pom.xml
index f598b32d..d079b553 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-build/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-build/pom.xml
@@ -72,23 +72,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 	</prerequisites>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}</main.basedir>
 		<docs.main>${project.artifactId}</docs.main>
-		<aether.version>1.0.2.v20150114</aether.version>
-		<maven.version>3.1.1</maven.version>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>${java.version}</source>
-					<target>${java.version}</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
 				<executions>
@@ -116,96 +105,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<archive>
-						<manifest>
-							<addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
-							<addDefaultSpecificationEntries>true</addDefaultSpecificationEntries>
-						</manifest>
-					</archive>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<includes>
-						<include>**/*Tests.java</include>
-					</includes>
-					<excludes>
-						<exclude>**/Abstract*.java</exclude>
-					</excludes>
-					<systemPropertyVariables>
-						<java.security.egd>file:/dev/./urandom</java.security.egd>
-						<java.awt.headless>true</java.awt.headless>
-					</systemPropertyVariables>
-					<argLine>-Xmx1024m</argLine>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.10</version>
-				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.4</version>
-				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.18</version>
-					<executions>
-						<execution>
-							<goals>
-								<goal>integration-test</goal>
-								<goal>verify</goal>
-							</goals>
-						</execution>
-					</executions>
-				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.3</version>
-				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>1.7</version>
 				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.4</version>
-				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-					<artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.14</version>
-				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
-					<artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.4.15</version>
-				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
-					<artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.2</version>
-				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-					<artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.4</version>
-				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>com.google.code.maven-replacer-plugin</groupId>
 					<artifactId>replacer</artifactId>