diff --git a/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml b/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml
index e8542f472a3..eeba75cad7c 100644
--- a/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 <name>Apache HBase - Checkstyle</name>
 <description>Module to hold Checkstyle properties for HBase.</description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hbase</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-client/pom.xml b/hbase-client/pom.xml
index f61c6d02e4d..49482d6c9d3 100644
--- a/hbase-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-client/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   <artifactId>hbase-client</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HBase - Client</name>
   <description>Client of HBase</description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hbase-common/pom.xml b/hbase-common/pom.xml
index 03f1682415a..142f8b2f861 100644
--- a/hbase-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-common/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   <artifactId>hbase-common</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HBase - Common</name>
   <description>Common functionality for HBase</description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
   <build>
     <resources>
diff --git a/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml b/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml
index fc200f847ba..49cde7c4cdc 100644
--- a/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     <artifactId>hbase-endpoint</artifactId>
     <name>Apache HBase - Coprocessor Endpoint</name>
     <description>HBase Coprocessor Endpoint implementations</description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
     <properties>
       <maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
diff --git a/hbase-examples/pom.xml b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
index 94108a91d9e..86c02b75951 100644
--- a/hbase-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   <artifactId>hbase-examples</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HBase - Examples</name>
   <description>Examples of HBase usage</description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml b/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml
index 1524763675e..228e395a8cf 100644
--- a/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     longer than the HBase regionserver process and are not necessarily tied to a single computer
     life time. However external block caches add in extra operational overhead.
   </description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml b/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
index 1ec1047c1d8..80b65a02b71 100644
--- a/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         Interfaces to be implemented in order to smooth
         over hadoop version differences
     </description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
     <build>
       <plugins>
diff --git a/hbase-hadoop2-compat/pom.xml b/hbase-hadoop2-compat/pom.xml
index 3e63391a846..a8bd2774f8e 100644
--- a/hbase-hadoop2-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-hadoop2-compat/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         Interfaces to be implemented in order to smooth
         over hadoop version differences
     </description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hbase-prefix-tree/pom.xml b/hbase-prefix-tree/pom.xml
index 05715f8aa23..2da6f8b0815 100644
--- a/hbase-prefix-tree/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-prefix-tree/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   <artifactId>hbase-prefix-tree</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HBase - Prefix Tree</name>
   <description>Prefix Tree Data Block Encoder</description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hbase-procedure/pom.xml b/hbase-procedure/pom.xml
index 1a813b8addd..0bfea593bd1 100644
--- a/hbase-procedure/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-procedure/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   <artifactId>hbase-procedure</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HBase - Procedure</name>
   <description>Procedure Framework</description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hbase-rsgroup/pom.xml b/hbase-rsgroup/pom.xml
index f5c6d9f8918..890772ed991 100644
--- a/hbase-rsgroup/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-rsgroup/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   <artifactId>hbase-rsgroup</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HBase - RSGroup</name>
   <description>Regionserver Groups for HBase</description>
+<!--REMOVE-->
 
   <build>
     <plugins>