diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.groovy
index b284b5d8cf..7e56e2e1dd 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class SpringCloudContractVerifierGradlePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 			generatedTestSourcesDir.mkdirs()
 			contractsDslDir = contractsDslDir ?: defaultContractsDir() //TODO: Use sourceset
 			contractsDslDir.mkdirs()
-			basePackageForTests = basePackageForTests ?: 'org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.tests'
 			stubsOutputDir = stubsOutputDir ?: project.file("${project.buildDir}/stubs/")
 			stubsOutputDir.mkdirs()
 		}