diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/MavenGoalExecutionContext.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/MavenGoalExecutionContext.java
index 4cb0e4d002..8b42ccd718 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/MavenGoalExecutionContext.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/MavenGoalExecutionContext.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public class MavenGoalExecutionContext
 
     private String goalName;
 
+    private boolean requiresDependencies;
+
     public MavenGoalExecutionContext( MavenSession session, String goalName )
     {
         this.session = session;
@@ -138,4 +140,15 @@ public class MavenGoalExecutionContext
     {
         this.goalName = goalName;
     }
+
+    public void requiresDependencies( boolean requiresDependencies )
+    {
+        this.requiresDependencies = requiresDependencies;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean requiresDependencies()
+    {
+        return requiresDependencies;
+    }
+    
 }
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diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/phase/DependencyDownloadPhase.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/phase/DependencyDownloadPhase.java
index e519c42ae4..0878ae9485 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/phase/DependencyDownloadPhase.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/phase/DependencyDownloadPhase.java
@@ -36,34 +36,37 @@ public class DependencyDownloadPhase
     public void execute( MavenGoalExecutionContext context )
         throws GoalExecutionException
     {
-        ArtifactResolver artifactResolver = null;
-
-        try
+        if(context.requiresDependencies())
         {
-            // Once this is a property component there will be an assembly phase for
-            // this and we won't have to do this.
-            artifactResolver = (ArtifactResolver) context.lookup( ArtifactResolver.ROLE );
+            ArtifactResolver artifactResolver = null;
 
-            for ( Iterator it = context.getProject().getArtifacts().iterator(); it.hasNext(); )
+            try
             {
-                Artifact artifact = (Artifact) it.next();
+                // Once this is a property component there will be an assembly phase for
+                // this and we won't have to do this.
+                artifactResolver = (ArtifactResolver) context.lookup( ArtifactResolver.ROLE );
 
-                artifactResolver.resolve( artifact,
-                                          context.getRemoteRepositories(),
-                                          context.getLocalRepository() );
+                for ( Iterator it = context.getProject().getArtifacts().iterator(); it.hasNext(); )
+                {
+                    Artifact artifact = (Artifact) it.next();
+
+                    artifactResolver.resolve( artifact,
+                                              context.getRemoteRepositories(),
+                                              context.getLocalRepository() );
+                }
+            }
+            catch ( ComponentLookupException e )
+            {
+                throw new GoalExecutionException( "Can't lookup artifact resolver: ", e );
+            }
+            catch ( ArtifactResolutionException e )
+            {
+                throw new GoalExecutionException( "Can't resolve artifact: ", e );
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                context.release( artifactResolver );
             }
-        }
-        catch ( ComponentLookupException e )
-        {
-            throw new GoalExecutionException( "Can't lookup artifact resolver: ", e );
-        }
-        catch ( ArtifactResolutionException e )
-        {
-            throw new GoalExecutionException( "Can't resolve artifact: ", e );
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            context.release( artifactResolver );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/phase/DependencyResolutionPhase.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/phase/DependencyResolutionPhase.java
index 6f1b70274b..9d17e18dc6 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/phase/DependencyResolutionPhase.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/goal/phase/DependencyResolutionPhase.java
@@ -37,12 +37,17 @@ public class DependencyResolutionPhase
     public void execute( MavenGoalExecutionContext context )
         throws GoalExecutionException
     {
+        boolean requiresDependencies = false;
+        
         for ( Iterator iterator = context.getResolvedGoals().iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); )
         {
             String goalName = (String) iterator.next();
 
-            if ( context.getMojoDescriptor( goalName ).requiresDependencyResolution() )
+            MojoDescriptor mojoDescriptor = context.getMojoDescriptor(goalName);
+            if ( mojoDescriptor.requiresDependencyResolution() )
             {
+                requiresDependencies = true;
+                
                 try
                 {
                     resolveTransitiveDependencies( context );
@@ -55,6 +60,8 @@ public class DependencyResolutionPhase
                 break;
             }
         }
+        
+        context.requiresDependencies(requiresDependencies);
     }
 
     private void resolveTransitiveDependencies( MavenGoalExecutionContext context )