diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9aadf5ba46..daf6e22863 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -295,30 +295,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${checkstyle.version}</version>
-				<dependencies>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-						<artifactId>spring-cloud-build-tools</artifactId>
-						<version>${spring-cloud-build.version}</version>
-					</dependency>
-				</dependencies>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>validate</id>
-						<phase>validate</phase>
-						<configuration>
-							<configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-							<headerLocation>LICENSE.txt</headerLocation>
-							<consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
-							<failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
-							<excludes>${project.build.directory}/**</excludes>
-						</configuration>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>check</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
@@ -328,12 +304,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${checkstyle.version}</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-					<headerLocation>LICENSE.txt</headerLocation>
-					<excludes>${project.build.directory}/**</excludes>
-				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</reporting>