diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
index a9c37b0a89..4f3c30904c 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java
@@ -157,21 +157,20 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
     private void processPluginPhases( String pluginId, MavenSession mavenSession )
         throws Exception
     {
-        if ( pluginManager.verifyPlugin( pluginId, mavenSession ) )
+        pluginManager.verifyPlugin( pluginId, mavenSession );
+        PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor = pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor( pluginId );
+        for ( Iterator j = pluginDescriptor.getMojos().iterator(); j.hasNext(); )
         {
-            PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor = pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor( pluginId );
-            for ( Iterator j = pluginDescriptor.getMojos().iterator(); j.hasNext(); )
-            {
-                MojoDescriptor mojoDescriptor = (MojoDescriptor) j.next();
+            MojoDescriptor mojoDescriptor = (MojoDescriptor) j.next();
 
-                // TODO: check if the goal exists in the configuration and is disabled
-                if ( mojoDescriptor.getPhase() != null )
-                {
-                    Phase phase = (Phase) phaseMap.get( mojoDescriptor.getPhase() );
-                    phase.getGoals().add( mojoDescriptor.getId() );
-                }
+            // TODO: check if the goal exists in the configuration and is disabled
+            if ( mojoDescriptor.getPhase() != null )
+            {
+                Phase phase = (Phase) phaseMap.get( mojoDescriptor.getPhase() );
+                phase.getGoals().add( mojoDescriptor.getId() );
             }
         }
+
     }
 
     private void processGoalChain( String task, MavenSession session )
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
index 93160c274d..ee7ec8fc0a 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/DefaultPluginManager.java
@@ -192,16 +192,16 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager
     }
 
     // TODO: don't throw Exception
-    public boolean verifyPluginForGoal( String goalName, MavenSession session )
+    public void verifyPluginForGoal( String goalName, MavenSession session )
         throws Exception
     {
         String pluginId = getPluginId( goalName );
 
-        return verifyPlugin( pluginId, session );
+        verifyPlugin( pluginId, session );
     }
 
     // TODO: don't throw Exception
-    public boolean verifyPlugin( String pluginId, MavenSession session )
+    public void verifyPlugin( String pluginId, MavenSession session )
         throws Exception
     {
         if ( !isPluginInstalled( pluginId ) )
@@ -217,12 +217,6 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager
             Artifact pluginArtifact = new DefaultArtifact( "maven", artifactId, version, "plugin", "jar" );
 
             addPlugin( pluginArtifact, session );
-
-            return true;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginManager.java
index 7f2b07fa4f..eae34d3dfa 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/PluginManager.java
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ public interface PluginManager
     MojoDescriptor getMojoDescriptor( String goalId );
 
     // TODO: don't throw Exception
-    boolean verifyPluginForGoal( String goalName, MavenSession session )
+    void verifyPluginForGoal( String goalName, MavenSession session )
         throws Exception;
 
     // TODO: don't throw Exception
-    boolean verifyPlugin( String pluginId, MavenSession session )
+    void verifyPlugin( String pluginId, MavenSession session )
         throws Exception;
 
     PluginDescriptor getPluginDescriptor( String pluginId );