diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0077/pom.xml b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0077/pom.xml
index a236e8c040..8d4e655af9 100644
--- a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0077/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0077/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<model>
+<project>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <name>Maven Integration Test :: it0077</name> 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.it0077</groupId>
@@ -20,11 +20,4 @@
     <module>sub1</module>
     <module>sub2</module>
   </modules>
-
-  <repositories>
-    <repository>
-      <id>test</id>
-      <url>file:target/test-repo</url>
-    </repository>
-  </repositories>
-</model>
+</project>
diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0077/sub1/pom.xml b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0077/sub1/pom.xml
index 8244aae36d..79c4f10b6d 100644
--- a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0077/sub1/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0077/sub1/pom.xml
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-
-  <distributionManagement>
-    <repository>
-      <id>central</id>
-      <name>Test Repository</name>
-      <url>file:../target/test-repo</url>
-    </repository>
-  </distributionManagement>
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>