diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesValidator.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesValidator.java
index 6f75c0d337..b628534880 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesValidator.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesValidator.java
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.internal;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenSession;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginValidationManager;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
@@ -34,9 +31,6 @@ import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
  */
 abstract class AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesValidator implements MavenPluginDependenciesValidator {
 
-    protected final List<String> expectedProvidedScopeExclusions = Arrays.asList(
-            "org.apache.maven:maven-archiver", "org.apache.maven:maven-jxr", "org.apache.maven:plexus-utils");
-
     protected final PluginValidationManager pluginValidationManager;
 
     protected AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesValidator(PluginValidationManager pluginValidationManager) {
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java
index 35fc123f7c..081379b516 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.apache.maven.RepositoryUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Dependency;
@@ -123,6 +125,23 @@ public class DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver implements PluginDependenciesReso
                                 "Plugin depends on the deprecated Maven 2.x compatibility layer, which may not be supported in Maven 4.x");
                     }
                 }
+
+                Set<String> mavenArtifacts = result.getDependencies().stream()
+                        .filter(d -> !JavaScopes.PROVIDED.equals(d.getScope()))
+                        .map(org.eclipse.aether.graph.Dependency::getArtifact)
+                        .filter(a -> "org.apache.maven".equals(a.getGroupId()))
+                        .filter(a -> !MavenPluginDependenciesValidator.EXPECTED_PROVIDED_SCOPE_EXCLUSIONS_GA.contains(
+                                a.getGroupId() + ":" + a.getArtifactId()))
+                        .filter(a -> a.getVersion().startsWith("3."))
+                        .map(a -> a.getGroupId() + ":" + a.getArtifactId() + ":" + a.getVersion())
+                        .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+                if (!mavenArtifacts.isEmpty()) {
+                    pluginValidationManager.reportPluginValidationIssue(
+                            session,
+                            pluginArtifact,
+                            "Plugin should declare these Maven artifacts in `provided` scope: " + mavenArtifacts);
+                }
             }
 
             pluginArtifact = result.getArtifact();
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/Maven2DependenciesValidator.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/Maven2DependenciesValidator.java
index 7e53bd40d2..8c2a5c8211 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/Maven2DependenciesValidator.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/Maven2DependenciesValidator.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Maven2DependenciesValidator extends AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesValidat
     protected void doValidate(MavenSession mavenSession, MojoDescriptor mojoDescriptor) {
         Set<String> maven2Versions = mojoDescriptor.getPluginDescriptor().getDependencies().stream()
                 .filter(d -> "org.apache.maven".equals(d.getGroupId()))
-                .filter(d -> !expectedProvidedScopeExclusions.contains(d.getGroupId() + ":" + d.getArtifactId()))
+                .filter(d -> !EXPECTED_PROVIDED_SCOPE_EXCLUSIONS_GA.contains(d.getGroupId() + ":" + d.getArtifactId()))
                 .map(ComponentDependency::getVersion)
                 .filter(v -> v.startsWith("2."))
                 .collect(Collectors.toSet());
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenMixedDependenciesValidator.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenMixedDependenciesValidator.java
index e881fc08bc..e300bb53b5 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenMixedDependenciesValidator.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenMixedDependenciesValidator.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class MavenMixedDependenciesValidator extends AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesVal
     protected void doValidate(MavenSession mavenSession, MojoDescriptor mojoDescriptor) {
         Set<String> mavenVersions = mojoDescriptor.getPluginDescriptor().getDependencies().stream()
                 .filter(d -> "org.apache.maven".equals(d.getGroupId()))
-                .filter(d -> !expectedProvidedScopeExclusions.contains(d.getGroupId() + ":" + d.getArtifactId()))
+                .filter(d -> !EXPECTED_PROVIDED_SCOPE_EXCLUSIONS_GA.contains(d.getGroupId() + ":" + d.getArtifactId()))
                 .map(ComponentDependency::getVersion)
                 .collect(Collectors.toSet());
 
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenPluginDependenciesValidator.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenPluginDependenciesValidator.java
index b990bfe58a..4484fa3e7d 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenPluginDependenciesValidator.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenPluginDependenciesValidator.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
  */
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.internal;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
 import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenSession;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
 
@@ -27,6 +31,16 @@ import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
  * @since 3.9.2
  */
 interface MavenPluginDependenciesValidator {
+
+    /**
+     * The collection of "G:A" combinations that do NOT belong to Maven Core, hence, should be excluded from
+     * "expected in provided scope" type of checks.
+     *
+     * @since 3.9.3
+     */
+    Collection<String> EXPECTED_PROVIDED_SCOPE_EXCLUSIONS_GA = Collections.unmodifiableCollection(Arrays.asList(
+            "org.apache.maven:maven-archiver", "org.apache.maven:maven-jxr", "org.apache.maven:plexus-utils"));
+
     /**
      * Checks mojo dependency issues.
      */
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenScopeDependenciesValidator.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenPluginDescriptorDependenciesValidator.java
similarity index 60%
rename from maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenScopeDependenciesValidator.java
rename to maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenPluginDescriptorDependenciesValidator.java
index 87aaa8f8e0..5ec81d8604 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenScopeDependenciesValidator.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/MavenPluginDescriptorDependenciesValidator.java
@@ -30,16 +30,26 @@ import org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginValidationManager;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
 
 /**
- * Detects Maven3 artifacts in bad scope in plugins.
+ * Detects presence of unwanted Maven3 artifacts in plugin descriptor, possibly caused by multitude of reasons, among
+ * them is "wrong scope" dependency declaration as well.
+ * <p>
+ * Historically, this class was named as "MavenScopeDependenciesValidator" due original intent to check "wrong Maven
+ * Artifact scopes". Since then, it turned out that the values validated (the plugin descriptor dependencies, that is
+ * produced at plugin build time by maven-plugin-plugin) may be off (for example due maven-plugin-plugin bug), and
+ * is potentially not inline with "reality" (actual plugin dependencies).
+ * <p>
+ * The original intent related check is moved to
+ * {@link DefaultPluginDependenciesResolver#resolve(org.apache.maven.model.Plugin, java.util.List, org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession)}
+ * method instead.
  *
- * @since 3.9.2
+ * @since 3.9.3
  */
 @Singleton
 @Named
-class MavenScopeDependenciesValidator extends AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesValidator {
+class MavenPluginDescriptorDependenciesValidator extends AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesValidator {
 
     @Inject
-    MavenScopeDependenciesValidator(PluginValidationManager pluginValidationManager) {
+    MavenPluginDescriptorDependenciesValidator(PluginValidationManager pluginValidationManager) {
         super(pluginValidationManager);
     }
 
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ class MavenScopeDependenciesValidator extends AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesVal
     protected void doValidate(MavenSession mavenSession, MojoDescriptor mojoDescriptor) {
         Set<String> mavenArtifacts = mojoDescriptor.getPluginDescriptor().getDependencies().stream()
                 .filter(d -> "org.apache.maven".equals(d.getGroupId()))
-                .filter(d -> !expectedProvidedScopeExclusions.contains(d.getGroupId() + ":" + d.getArtifactId()))
+                .filter(d -> !EXPECTED_PROVIDED_SCOPE_EXCLUSIONS_GA.contains(d.getGroupId() + ":" + d.getArtifactId()))
                 .filter(d -> d.getVersion().startsWith("3."))
                 .map(d -> d.getGroupId() + ":" + d.getArtifactId() + ":" + d.getVersion())
                 .collect(Collectors.toSet());
@@ -56,7 +66,7 @@ class MavenScopeDependenciesValidator extends AbstractMavenPluginDependenciesVal
             pluginValidationManager.reportPluginValidationIssue(
                     mavenSession,
                     mojoDescriptor,
-                    "Plugin should declare these Maven artifacts in `provided` scope: " + mavenArtifacts);
+                    "Plugin descriptor should not contain these Maven artifacts: " + mavenArtifacts);
         }
     }
 }