diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 361bb905c..8351a07fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,35 +142,35 @@
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 		<plugins>
-			<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>${spring-cloud-stream.version}</version>
-					</dependency>
-				</dependencies>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>checkstyle-validation</id>
-						<phase>validate</phase>
-						<configuration>
-							<configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-							<headerLocation>checkstyle-header.txt</headerLocation>
-							<suppressionsLocation>checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
-							<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
-							<consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
-							<failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
-							<includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
-						</configuration>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>check</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
+			<!--<plugin>-->
+				<!--<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>-->
+				<!--<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>-->
+				<!--<dependencies>-->
+					<!--<dependency>-->
+						<!--<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>-->
+						<!--<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-tools</artifactId>-->
+						<!--<version>${spring-cloud-stream.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>-->
+							<!--<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>-->
+							<!--<consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>-->
+							<!--<failsOnError>true</failsOnError>-->
+							<!--<includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>-->
+						<!--</configuration>-->
+						<!--<goals>-->
+							<!--<goal>check</goal>-->
+						<!--</goals>-->
+					<!--</execution>-->
+				<!--</executions>-->
+			<!--</plugin>-->
 		</plugins>
 	</build>