diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
index 424f08b947..af0ee9d6a1 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager
         remotePluginRepositories = new HashSet();
 
         // TODO: needs to be configured from the POM element
-        remotePluginRepositories.add( new ArtifactRepository( "plugin-repository", "http://www.ibiblio.org/maven" ) );
+        remotePluginRepositories.add( new ArtifactRepository( "plugin-repository", "http://repo1.maven.org" ) );
     }
 
     // TODO: is this needed or can it be found from the session?