diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3288SystemScopeDirTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3288SystemScopeDirTest.java
index 949e2f861d..5dc83a4350 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3288SystemScopeDirTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3288SystemScopeDirTest.java
@@ -19,12 +19,9 @@ package org.apache.maven.it;
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import org.apache.maven.it.Verifier;
-import org.apache.maven.it.VerificationException;
-import org.apache.maven.it.util.ResourceExtractor;
-
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.maven.it.util.ResourceExtractor;
 
 /**
  * This is a test for <a href="http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-3288">MNG-3288</a>.
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3808ReportInheritenceOrderingTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3808ReportInheritenceOrderingTest.java
index 2126afa779..1824f00706 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3808ReportInheritenceOrderingTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3808ReportInheritenceOrderingTest.java
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ package org.apache.maven.it;
  */
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.apache.maven.it.util.ResourceExtractor;
 
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3920PlexusComponentApiTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3920PlexusComponentApiTest.java
index c75d32a172..e13ea4ae59 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3920PlexusComponentApiTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3920PlexusComponentApiTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package org.apache.maven.it;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
-import org.apache.maven.it.util.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.it.util.ResourceExtractor;
 
 /**