diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/pom.xml
index c856e466ba..374ee178e6 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ under the License.
 
   <artifactId>core-it-suite</artifactId>
 
-  <name>Maven Integration Tests</name>
+  <name>Maven ITs</name>
+  <description>The effective Maven Integration Tests suite.</description>
 
   <!--
   By default, the project just packages the tests in an artifact. To actually run them, activate the profile "run-its":
@@ -57,12 +58,6 @@ under the License.
   repository manager that proxies the required artifacts.
   -->
 
-  <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/core-integration-testing/trunk/core-it-suite</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/core-integration-testing/trunk/core-it-suite</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/core-integration-testing/trunk/core-it-suite</url>
-  </scm>
-
   <properties>
     <surefireMemory>-Xmx384m -XX:MaxPermSize=128m</surefireMemory>
     <!-- The original Maven distribution to test. -->
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/site/apt/index.apt b/its/core-it-suite/src/site/apt/index.apt
index 98fee733c1..e05bc42571 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/site/apt/index.apt
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/site/apt/index.apt
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 Maven Integration Tests
 
+  This module provides the effective Integration Tests suite.
+
   By default, the project just packages the tests in an artifact. To actually run them, activate the profile "run-its":
   
 +----
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/pom.xml b/its/core-it-support/pom.xml
index 9541577182..3dc139bd1d 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-support/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ under the License.
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Maven IT Support</name>
+  <description>Maven Integration Tests support tools, to completely decouple ITs from production plugins.</description>
 
   <modules>
     <module>core-it-plugins</module>
@@ -41,11 +42,6 @@ under the License.
     <module>core-it-extension</module>
   </modules>
 
-  <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/core-integration-testing/trunk/core-it-support</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/core-integration-testing/trunk/core-it-support</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/core-integration-testing/trunk/core-it-support</url>
-  </scm>
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>
     <url>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG</url>
diff --git a/its/pom.xml b/its/pom.xml
index 37cfd1049e..1e41a1809b 100644
--- a/its/pom.xml
+++ b/its/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ under the License.
   <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-  <name>Maven Core Integration Tests</name>
+  <name>Maven Core ITs</name>
+  <description>Maven Core Integration Tests provide tooling to test every aspect of Maven functionalities with any Maven version.</description>
 
   <modules>
     <module>core-it-support</module>