diff --git a/aws-lambda/pom.xml b/aws-lambda/pom.xml
index 3a2be70da6..c47c3cd86f 100644
--- a/aws-lambda/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
         <gson.version>2.8.2</gson.version>
         <aws-java-sdk.version>1.11.241</aws-java-sdk.version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-shade-plugin.version>
-        <maven-dependency-plugin.version>2.10</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
     </properties>
     
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aws/pom.xml b/aws/pom.xml
index 26bc0c8037..ab63f6afa1 100644
--- a/aws/pom.xml
+++ b/aws/pom.xml
@@ -100,26 +100,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-dependency-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>test-compile</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <includeScope>test</includeScope>
-                            <includeTypes>so,dll,dylib</includeTypes>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.basedir}/native-libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
@@ -144,7 +124,6 @@
         <commons-codec-version>1.10.L001</commons-codec-version>
         <jets3t-version>0.9.4.0006L</jets3t-version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-shade-plugin.version>
-        <maven-dependency-plugin.version>2.10</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/checker-plugin/pom.xml b/checker-plugin/pom.xml
index 7538340f69..45f0939e77 100644
--- a/checker-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/checker-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -41,27 +41,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <!-- This plugin will set properties values using dependency information -->
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <!--
-                            Goal that sets a property pointing to the artifact file for each project dependency.
-                            For each dependency (direct and transitive) a project property will be set which
-                            follows the:
-
-                               groupId:artifactId:type:[classifier]
-
-                            form and contains the path to the resolved artifact. -->
-                            <goal>properties</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
diff --git a/core-java-8/pom.xml b/core-java-8/pom.xml
index fa0d79e405..18bdaa15f4 100644
--- a/core-java-8/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-8/pom.xml
@@ -116,23 +116,6 @@
         </resources>
 
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/core-java-concurrency-collections/pom.xml b/core-java-concurrency-collections/pom.xml
index 5e0a80d33c..9473de8c51 100644
--- a/core-java-concurrency-collections/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-concurrency-collections/pom.xml
@@ -57,26 +57,6 @@
                 <filtering>true</filtering>
             </resource>
         </resources>
-
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            
-        </plugins>
     </build>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/core-java-concurrency/pom.xml b/core-java-concurrency/pom.xml
index eb81983a2a..bd22253c2c 100644
--- a/core-java-concurrency/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-concurrency/pom.xml
@@ -57,26 +57,6 @@
                 <filtering>true</filtering>
             </resource>
         </resources>
-
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            
-        </plugins>
     </build>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/core-java-sun/pom.xml b/core-java-sun/pom.xml
index 7292335232..57d5e9da5b 100644
--- a/core-java-sun/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-sun/pom.xml
@@ -166,22 +166,6 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/core-java/pom.xml b/core-java/pom.xml
index 477a01375d..8a2096dc46 100644
--- a/core-java/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java/pom.xml
@@ -188,23 +188,6 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/disruptor/pom.xml b/disruptor/pom.xml
index d3cef3bd9b..c26dcc0cd4 100644
--- a/disruptor/pom.xml
+++ b/disruptor/pom.xml
@@ -36,22 +36,6 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/java-ee-8-security-api/app-auth-basic-store-db/pom.xml b/java-ee-8-security-api/app-auth-basic-store-db/pom.xml
index 6ecc9f7e80..8e0859d7b4 100644
--- a/java-ee-8-security-api/app-auth-basic-store-db/pom.xml
+++ b/java-ee-8-security-api/app-auth-basic-store-db/pom.xml
@@ -36,32 +36,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <artifactItems>
-                        <artifactItem>
-                            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-                            <version>${h2-version}</version>
-                            <type>jar</type>
-                            <outputDirectory>
-                                ${project.build.directory}/liberty/wlp/usr/servers/defaultServer/lib/global
-                            </outputDirectory>
-                        </artifactItem>
-                    </artifactItems>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/java-ee-8-security-api/app-auth-custom-no-store/pom.xml b/java-ee-8-security-api/app-auth-custom-no-store/pom.xml
index c05c0f19be..2d80f19790 100644
--- a/java-ee-8-security-api/app-auth-custom-no-store/pom.xml
+++ b/java-ee-8-security-api/app-auth-custom-no-store/pom.xml
@@ -36,32 +36,6 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <artifactItems>
-                        <artifactItem>
-                            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-                            <version>${h2-version}</version>
-                            <type>jar</type>
-                            <outputDirectory>
-                                ${project.build.directory}/liberty/wlp/usr/servers/defaultServer/lib/global
-                            </outputDirectory>
-                        </artifactItem>
-                    </artifactItems>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/java-numbers/pom.xml b/java-numbers/pom.xml
index bf4d3e8792..bb63c8cfe1 100644
--- a/java-numbers/pom.xml
+++ b/java-numbers/pom.xml
@@ -83,23 +83,6 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/java-spi/exchange-rate-impl/pom.xml b/java-spi/exchange-rate-impl/pom.xml
index 41c874c659..1b99b7f748 100644
--- a/java-spi/exchange-rate-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/java-spi/exchange-rate-impl/pom.xml
@@ -38,35 +38,12 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-dependency-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/depends</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
     <properties>
         <exchange-rate-api.version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</exchange-rate-api.version>
         <okhttp.version>3.10.0</okhttp.version>
         <javax.json.bind-api.version>1.0</javax.json.bind-api.version>
         <yasson.version>1.0.1</yasson.version>
         <javax.json.version>1.1.2</javax.json.version>
-        <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/java-streams/pom.xml b/java-streams/pom.xml
index 4f8651a756..023a5f695b 100644
--- a/java-streams/pom.xml
+++ b/java-streams/pom.xml
@@ -86,23 +86,6 @@
         </resources>
 
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/java-strings/pom.xml b/java-strings/pom.xml
index 0c83b4d9e7..2afe18f07a 100644
--- a/java-strings/pom.xml
+++ b/java-strings/pom.xml
@@ -71,23 +71,6 @@
         </resources>
 
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/jee-7/pom.xml b/jee-7/pom.xml
index 08c8b5a068..c7a4f1bf30 100644
--- a/jee-7/pom.xml
+++ b/jee-7/pom.xml
@@ -203,34 +203,6 @@
             <build>
                 <pluginManagement>
                     <plugins>
-                        <plugin>
-                            <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <version>${maven-dependency-plugin.version}</version>
-                            <configuration>
-                                <skip>${maven.test.skip}</skip>
-                            </configuration>
-                            <executions>
-                                <execution>
-                                    <id>unpack</id>
-                                    <phase>process-test-classes</phase>
-                                    <goals>
-                                        <goal>unpack</goal>
-                                    </goals>
-                                    <configuration>
-                                        <artifactItems>
-                                            <artifactItem>
-                                                <groupId>org.wildfly</groupId>
-                                                <artifactId>wildfly-dist</artifactId>
-                                                <version>${wildfly.version}</version>
-                                                <type>zip</type>
-                                                <overWrite>false</overWrite>
-                                                <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                            </artifactItem>
-                                        </artifactItems>
-                                    </configuration>
-                                </execution>
-                            </executions>
-                        </plugin>
                         <plugin>
                             <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                             <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
@@ -422,7 +394,6 @@
         <arquillian-drone-bom.version>2.0.1.Final</arquillian-drone-bom.version>
         <javax.servlet-api.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet-api.version>
         <graphene-webdriver.version>2.1.0.Final</graphene-webdriver.version>
-        <maven-dependency-plugin.version>2.8</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
         <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
         <jsp-api.version>2.2</jsp-api.version>
         <ozark.version>20160715</ozark.version>
diff --git a/libraries/pom.xml b/libraries/pom.xml
index 4768268f59..1a88acfb7b 100644
--- a/libraries/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/pom.xml
@@ -777,19 +777,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${maven-bundle-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <type>maven-plugin</type>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-failsafe-plugin.version}</version>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-dynamodb/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-data-dynamodb/pom.xml
index f3d794d001..4cb805131a 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-dynamodb/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-dynamodb/pom.xml
@@ -154,25 +154,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-dependency-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>test-compile</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <includeScope>test</includeScope>
-                            <includeTypes>so,dll,dylib</includeTypes>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.basedir}/native-libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
@@ -196,7 +177,6 @@
         <dynamodb.version>1.11.106</dynamodb.version>
         <dynamodblocal.version>1.11.86</dynamodblocal.version>
         <dynamodblocal.repository.url>https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/dynamodb-local/release</dynamodblocal.repository.url>
-        <maven-dependency-plugin.version>2.10</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-swagger-codegen/spring-swagger-codegen-api-client/pom.xml b/spring-swagger-codegen/spring-swagger-codegen-api-client/pom.xml
index 0129875f60..0f1cfa27ac 100644
--- a/spring-swagger-codegen/spring-swagger-codegen-api-client/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-swagger-codegen/spring-swagger-codegen-api-client/pom.xml
@@ -54,20 +54,6 @@
                     <forkMode>pertest</forkMode>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/lib</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
 
             <!-- attach test jar -->
             <plugin>
diff --git a/testing-modules/testng/pom.xml b/testing-modules/testng/pom.xml
index 028db38727..a9f680aafb 100644
--- a/testing-modules/testng/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/testng/pom.xml
@@ -38,24 +38,6 @@
                 <filtering>true</filtering>
             </testResource>
         </testResources>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
-                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/libs</outputDirectory>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
     </build>
 
     <properties>