diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedder.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedder.java
index e0ad6c1bf1..5460254a03 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedder.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/embedder/MavenEmbedder.java
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ public MavenExecutionResult readProjectWithDependencies( MavenExecutionRequest r
 
         try
         {
-            projectBuildingResult = mavenProjectBuilder.buildWithDependencies(
+            projectBuildingResult = mavenProjectBuilder.buildProjectWithDependencies(
                 request.getPom(),
                 request.getLocalRepository(),
                 request.getProfileManager() );
diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
index 283f876c44..1cfbc9fec5 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
@@ -247,7 +247,17 @@ public MavenProject buildStandaloneSuperProject()
         return superProject;
     }
 
-    public MavenProjectBuildingResult buildWithDependencies( File projectDescriptor,
+    /** @since 2.0.x */
+    public MavenProject buildWithDependencies( File projectDescriptor,
+                                               ArtifactRepository localRepository,
+                                               ProfileManager profileManager )
+        throws ProjectBuildingException
+    {
+        return buildProjectWithDependencies( projectDescriptor, localRepository, profileManager ).getProject();
+    }
+
+    /** @since 2.1 */
+    public MavenProjectBuildingResult buildProjectWithDependencies( File projectDescriptor,
                                                              ArtifactRepository localRepository,
                                                              ProfileManager profileManager )
         throws ProjectBuildingException
diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProjectBuilder.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProjectBuilder.java
index 7df9ffd1bd..b0fa41ad85 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProjectBuilder.java
@@ -62,12 +62,17 @@ MavenProject build( File project,
                         ProfileManager globalProfileManager )
         throws ProjectBuildingException;
 
-
-    MavenProjectBuildingResult buildWithDependencies( File project,
-                                                      ArtifactRepository localRepository,
-                                                      ProfileManager globalProfileManager )
+    MavenProject buildWithDependencies( File project,
+                                        ArtifactRepository localRepository,
+                                        ProfileManager globalProfileManager )
         throws ProjectBuildingException;
 
+    MavenProjectBuildingResult buildProjectWithDependencies( File project,
+                                                             ArtifactRepository localRepository,
+                                                             ProfileManager globalProfileManager )
+        throws ProjectBuildingException;
+
+
     MavenProject buildFromRepository( Artifact artifact,
                                       List remoteArtifactRepositories,
                                       ArtifactRepository localRepository )
@@ -81,7 +86,6 @@ MavenProject buildFromRepository( Artifact artifact,
         throws ProjectBuildingException;
 
     /**
-     *
      * @return
      * @throws ProjectBuildingException
      */
diff --git a/maven-project/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/AbstractMavenProjectTestCase.java b/maven-project/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/AbstractMavenProjectTestCase.java
index ad6bad304d..d0bc19dc30 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/AbstractMavenProjectTestCase.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/AbstractMavenProjectTestCase.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ protected ArtifactRepository getLocalRepository()
     protected MavenProject getProjectWithDependencies( File pom )
         throws Exception
     {
-        return projectBuilder.buildWithDependencies( pom, getLocalRepository(), null ).getProject();
+        return projectBuilder.buildWithDependencies( pom, getLocalRepository(), null );
     }
 
     protected MavenProject getProject( File pom )