diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
index d85f1ac6a8..ac92afc3fe 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.java
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ public class DefaultMaven
 
         LocalRepository localRepo = new LocalRepository( request.getLocalRepository().getBasedir() );
 
-        if ( request.isUseSimpleLocalRepostoryManager() )
+        if ( request.isUseSimpleLocalRepositoryManager() )
         {
             try
             {
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultMavenExecutionRequest.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultMavenExecutionRequest.java
index 313984622e..09ead1a82a 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultMavenExecutionRequest.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultMavenExecutionRequest.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class DefaultMavenExecutionRequest
      */
     private boolean noSnapshotUpdates;
 
-    private boolean useSimpleLocalRepostoryManager = false;
+    private boolean useSimpleLocalRepositoryManager = false;
 
     public DefaultMavenExecutionRequest()
     {
@@ -1078,14 +1078,14 @@ public class DefaultMavenExecutionRequest
         return this;
     }
 
-    public boolean isUseSimpleLocalRepostoryManager()
+    public boolean isUseSimpleLocalRepositoryManager()
     {
-        return this.useSimpleLocalRepostoryManager;
+        return this.useSimpleLocalRepositoryManager;
     }
 
-    public MavenExecutionRequest setUseSimpleLocalRepostoryManager( boolean useSimpleLocalRepostoryManager )
+    public MavenExecutionRequest setUseSimpleLocalRepositoryManager( boolean useSimpleLocalRepositoryManager )
     {
-        this.useSimpleLocalRepostoryManager = useSimpleLocalRepostoryManager;
+        this.useSimpleLocalRepositoryManager = useSimpleLocalRepositoryManager;
         return this;
     }
 }
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenExecutionRequest.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenExecutionRequest.java
index 5bd839a296..cb4b207bde 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenExecutionRequest.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/MavenExecutionRequest.java
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ public interface MavenExecutionRequest
     /**
      * @since 3.1
      */
-    boolean isUseSimpleLocalRepostoryManager();
+    boolean isUseSimpleLocalRepositoryManager();
 
     /**
      * @since 3.1
      */
-    MavenExecutionRequest setUseSimpleLocalRepostoryManager( boolean useSimpleLocalRepostoryManager );
+    MavenExecutionRequest setUseSimpleLocalRepositoryManager( boolean useSimpleLocalRepositoryManager );
 
 }
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java
index 44eb7a36c7..4bcbda6c9c 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIManager.java
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ public class CLIManager
         options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "threads" ).hasArg().withDescription( "Thread count, for instance 2.0C where C is core multiplied" ).create( THREADS ) );
 
         options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "simple-local-repository-manager" ).withDescription(
-            "Use a simple local Repository Manager (no use of _maven.repositories) can be activated using -Dmaven.simpleLocalRepoMan=true" ).create(
+            "Use a simple Local Repository Manager, ie no use of _maven.repositories. Can be activated using -Dmaven.simpleLocalRepoMan=true" ).create(
             SIMPLE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY_MANAGER ) );
-        // Adding this back in for compatibility with the verifier that hard codes this option.
 
+        // Adding this back in for compatibility with the verifier that hard codes this option.
         options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "no-plugin-registry" ).withDescription( "Ineffective, only kept for backward compatibility" ).create( "npr" ) );
         options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "check-plugin-updates" ).withDescription( "Ineffective, only kept for backward compatibility" ).create( "cpu" ) );
         options.addOption( OptionBuilder.withLongOpt( "update-plugins" ).withDescription( "Ineffective, only kept for backward compatibility" ).create( "up" ) );
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/MavenCli.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/MavenCli.java
index a6ce4976c8..9fad9e60bc 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/MavenCli.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/MavenCli.java
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ public class MavenCli
     {
         if ( cliRequest.commandLine.hasOption( CLIManager.SIMPLE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY_MANAGER ) || Boolean.getBoolean( "maven.simpleLocalRepoMan" ) )
         {
-           cliRequest.request.setUseSimpleLocalRepostoryManager( true );
+           cliRequest.request.setUseSimpleLocalRepositoryManager( true );
         }
     }