diff --git a/poi-examples/build.gradle b/poi-examples/build.gradle
index 20c6125fb5..64dd675ea4 100644
--- a/poi-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-examples/build.gradle
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven {
-      url "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/xmlbeans/dev/maven"
-    }
-}
-
 dependencies {
     api project(':poi-ooxml')
     implementation project(path: ':poi', configuration: 'archives')
diff --git a/poi-excelant/build.gradle b/poi-excelant/build.gradle
index ac324c9bef..daa7c0bbc0 100644
--- a/poi-excelant/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-excelant/build.gradle
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven {
-      url "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/xmlbeans/dev/maven"
-    }
-}
-
 dependencies {
     api 'org.apache.ant:ant:1.10.12'
 
diff --git a/poi-integration/build.gradle b/poi-integration/build.gradle
index df188dc639..b6f73982f4 100644
--- a/poi-integration/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-integration/build.gradle
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven {
-      url "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/xmlbeans/dev/maven"
-    }
-}
-
 dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.apache.ant:ant:1.10.12'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-collections4:4.4'
diff --git a/poi-ooxml-full/build.gradle b/poi-ooxml-full/build.gradle
index 49b672bf51..8808c6fcc2 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml-full/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-ooxml-full/build.gradle
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven {
-      url "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/xmlbeans/dev/maven"
-    }
-}
-
 dependencies {
     api "org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans:${xmlbeansVersion}"
 //    implementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:${log4jVersion}"
diff --git a/poi-ooxml-lite-agent/build.gradle b/poi-ooxml-lite-agent/build.gradle
index de47dce382..3ff0fcac26 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml-lite-agent/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-ooxml-lite-agent/build.gradle
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven {
-      url "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/xmlbeans/dev/maven"
-    }
-}
-
 dependencies {
     api 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.11.21'
     api 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:1.11.21'
diff --git a/poi-ooxml-lite/build.gradle b/poi-ooxml-lite/build.gradle
index 1ab543f8ff..0cf4ab8214 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml-lite/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-ooxml-lite/build.gradle
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven {
-      url "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/xmlbeans/dev/maven"
-    }
-}
-
 dependencies {
     api "org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans:${xmlbeansVersion}"
     compileOnly project(':poi-ooxml-full')
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/build.gradle b/poi-ooxml/build.gradle
index 9f54f9ef5c..1c19077957 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-ooxml/build.gradle
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ java {
     }
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven {
-      url "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/xmlbeans/dev/maven"
-    }
-}
-
 dependencies {
     api project(':poi')
     api project(':poi-ooxml-full')
diff --git a/poi-scratchpad/build.gradle b/poi-scratchpad/build.gradle
index a94abea9b7..94ca0350c8 100644
--- a/poi-scratchpad/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-scratchpad/build.gradle
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven {
-      url "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/xmlbeans/dev/maven"
-    }
-}
-
 dependencies {
     api project(':poi')
     api project(path:':poi', configuration: 'archives')