diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/AbstractMavenProjectTestCase.java b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/AbstractMavenProjectTestCase.java
index e2670d16c7..d480847ad3 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/AbstractMavenProjectTestCase.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/AbstractMavenProjectTestCase.java
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMavenProjectTestCase
         ProjectBuilderConfiguration configuration = new DefaultProjectBuilderConfiguration();
         configuration.setLocalRepository( getLocalRepository() );
         configuration.setRemoteRepositories( Arrays.asList( new ArtifactRepository[]{} ) ); 
+        configuration.setProcessPlugins( false );
 
         try
         {