diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3bda6de3..03b739ea5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -159,21 +159,14 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-tools</artifactId>
-                        <version>${project.version}</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>checkstyle-validation</id>
                         <phase>validate</phase>
                         <configuration>
-                            <configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-                            <headerLocation>checkstyle-header.txt</headerLocation>
-                            <suppressionsLocation>checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
+                            <configLocation>spring-cloud-stream-tools/src/main/resources/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+                            <headerLocation>spring-cloud-stream-tools/src/main/resources/checkstyle-header.txt</headerLocation>
+                            <suppressionsLocation>spring-cloud-stream-tools/src/main/resources/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
                             <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                             <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
                             <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>