diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 39b2515e350..4db9da434d8 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.neo4j.build.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <!-- No point running clirr on test projects -->
+            <skip>true</skip>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
   </build>
   <modules>
     <module>test-webapps</module>