diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java
index f8a2a93ba9..7079f88fa1 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.maven.model.ReportPlugin;
 import org.apache.maven.model.ReportSet;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Reporting;
 import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
-import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblem;
 import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollector;
-import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblem.Severity;
-import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblem.Version;
-import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelProblemCollectorRequest;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.StringUtils;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
@@ -104,6 +100,7 @@ public class DefaultReportingConverter
 
         boolean hasMavenProjectInfoReportsPlugin = false;
 
+        /* waiting for MSITE-484 before deprecating <reporting> section
         if ( !reporting.getPlugins().isEmpty()
             && request.getValidationLevel() >= ModelBuildingRequest.VALIDATION_LEVEL_MAVEN_3_1 )
         {
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ public class DefaultReportingConverter
             problems.add( new ModelProblemCollectorRequest( Severity.WARNING, Version.V31 )
                     .setMessage( "The <reporting> section is deprecated, please move the reports to the <configuration> section of the new Maven Site Plugin." )
                     .setLocation( reporting.getLocation( "" ) ) );
-        }
+        }*/
 
         for ( ReportPlugin plugin : reporting.getPlugins() )
         {