diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3819PluginDepPlexusUtilsTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3819PluginDepPlexusUtilsTest.java
index c5062dea9a..65d9d2cae4 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3819PluginDepPlexusUtilsTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3819PluginDepPlexusUtilsTest.java
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public class MavenITmng3819PluginDepPlexusUtilsTest
 
     public MavenITmng3819PluginDepPlexusUtilsTest()
     {
-        super( "(2.0.1,)" );
+        // This hacky support for bad plugins is dropped in 3.x (MNG-3819)
+        super( "(2.0.1,3.0-alpha-1)" );
     }
 
     /**