diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3810BadProfileActivationTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3810BadProfileActivationTest.java
index a8b10e1d46..33553fcccb 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3810BadProfileActivationTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng3810BadProfileActivationTest.java
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ public class MavenITmng3810BadProfileActivationTest
             verifier.verifyTextInLog( "The property name is required to activate the profile" );
         }
         verifier.resetStreams();
-
-        Properties props = verifier.loadProperties( "target/profile.properties" );
-        assertNull( props.getProperty( "project.properties.pomProperty" ) );
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/its/pom.xml b/its/pom.xml
index 7fd0c592e6..9ceb300e3a 100644
--- a/its/pom.xml
+++ b/its/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ under the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-verifier</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
+        <version>1.7.1</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>