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 7923000f83..4e98d6aed2 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
@@ -62,15 +62,11 @@ public class DefaultLifecycleExecutor
     // Components
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    private ArtifactResolver artifactResolver;
-
-    private ArtifactHandlerManager artifactHandlerManager;
-
-    private MavenProjectBuilder projectBuilder;
+    private ModelDefaultsInjector modelDefaultsInjector;
 
     private PluginManager pluginManager;
 
-    private ModelDefaultsInjector modelDefaultsInjector;
+    private ArtifactHandlerManager artifactHandlerManager;
 
     private List phases;
 
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
index 08e4bfec7c..0a784bcf34 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
@@ -42,15 +42,9 @@
       <role>org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutor</role>
       <implementation>org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor</implementation>
       <requirements>
-        <requirement>
-          <role>org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactResolver</role>
-        </requirement>
         <requirement>
           <role>org.apache.maven.artifact.handler.manager.ArtifactHandlerManager</role>
         </requirement>
-        <requirement>
-          <role>org.apache.maven.project.MavenProjectBuilder</role>
-        </requirement>
         <requirement>
           <role>org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginManager</role>
         </requirement>