diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d1e6750..1352cde1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,60 +75,13 @@
 				<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>
-							</configuration>
-							<goals>
-								<goal>check</goal>
-							</goals>
-						</execution>
-					</executions>
 				</plugin>
-
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 		<plugins>
 			<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>
-						</configuration>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>check</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
@@ -222,7 +175,6 @@
 	</dependencyManagement>
 
 	<properties>
-		<checkstyle.version>2.17</checkstyle.version>
 		<spring-cloud-build.version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-build.version>
 		<spring-cloud-commons.version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-commons.version>
 		<spring-cloud-config.version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-config.version>