diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/MavenIT0031Test.java b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/MavenIT0031Test.java
index fa5ec5c2e2..87490d7231 100644
--- a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/MavenIT0031Test.java
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/MavenIT0031Test.java
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 public class MavenIT0031Test
     extends AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase
 {
-    public MavenIT0031Test()                                                                                                                                    
-        throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException                                                                                                             
-    {                                                                                                                                                           
-        super( "[,2.1-SNAPSHOT)" );                                                                                                                             
+    public MavenIT0031Test()
+        throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException
+    {
+        // we still support pluginGroups in 2.1-SNAPSHOT
+        //super( "[,2.1-SNAPSHOT)" );
     }            
 
     /**
diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0031/settings.xml b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0031/settings.xml
index 002e21129c..b4e4973a92 100644
--- a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0031/settings.xml
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/it0031/settings.xml
@@ -2,18 +2,4 @@
   <pluginGroups>
     <pluginGroup>org.codehaus.modello</pluginGroup>
   </pluginGroups>
-  <mirrors>
-   <mirror>
-      <id>test</id>
-      <name>Test Mirror of ibiblio.org</name>
-      <url>http://test.maven.codehaus.org/maven2</url>
-      <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>
-    </mirror>
-   <mirror>
-      <id>test-plugins</id>
-      <name>Test Mirror of ibiblio.org Plugin Repository</name>
-      <url>http://test.maven.codehaus.org/maven2/plugins</url>
-      <mirrorOf>central-plugins</mirrorOf>
-    </mirror>
-  </mirrors>
 </settings>