diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/bridge/MavenRepositorySystem.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/bridge/MavenRepositorySystem.java
index 509f3025e1..93317105eb 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/bridge/MavenRepositorySystem.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/bridge/MavenRepositorySystem.java
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ public ArtifactRepository createDefaultRemoteRepository( MavenExecutionRequest r
         throws Exception
     {
         return createRepository( RepositorySystem.DEFAULT_REMOTE_REPO_URL, RepositorySystem.DEFAULT_REMOTE_REPO_ID,
-                                 true, ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.UPDATE_POLICY_NEVER, false,
-                                 ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.UPDATE_POLICY_NEVER,
+                                 true, ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.UPDATE_POLICY_DAILY, false,
+                                 ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.UPDATE_POLICY_DAILY,
                                  ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.CHECKSUM_POLICY_WARN );
     }
     
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml b/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
index 9487a9a0ed..91492a92f2 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ under the License.
       <snapshots>
         <enabled>false</enabled>
       </snapshots>
-      <releases>
-        <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
-      </releases>
     </repository>
   </repositories>