diff --git a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/pom.xml b/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/pom.xml
index e5a98954f5..01abf243d3 100644
--- a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <reporting>
+    <excludeDefaults>true</excludeDefaults>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>