diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index d818a9319d0..cb34d4e179a 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <!-- DO NOT DEPLOY (or Release) -->
-          <skip>true</skip>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <modules>
diff --git a/tests/test-sessions/test-hash-sessions/pom.xml b/tests/test-sessions/test-hash-sessions/pom.xml
index 456c396fe5d..2c3c3f300d7 100644
--- a/tests/test-sessions/test-hash-sessions/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-sessions/test-hash-sessions/pom.xml
@@ -26,15 +26,23 @@
   <artifactId>test-hash-sessions</artifactId>
   <name>Jetty Tests :: Sessions :: Hash</name>
   <build>
-       <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.5</source>
-                    <target>1.5</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-       </plugins>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.5</source>
+          <target>1.5</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <!-- DO NOT DEPLOY (or Release) -->
+          <skip>true</skip>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
        <dependency>
diff --git a/tests/test-sessions/test-jdbc-sessions/pom.xml b/tests/test-sessions/test-jdbc-sessions/pom.xml
index 7695cc8aab6..c3369cd6912 100644
--- a/tests/test-sessions/test-jdbc-sessions/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-sessions/test-jdbc-sessions/pom.xml
@@ -26,15 +26,23 @@
   <artifactId>test-jdbc-sessions</artifactId>
   <name>Jetty Tests :: Sessions :: JDBC</name>
   <build>
-       <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.5</source>
-                    <target>1.5</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-       </plugins>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.5</source>
+          <target>1.5</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <!-- DO NOT DEPLOY (or Release) -->
+          <skip>true</skip>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
        <dependency>
diff --git a/tests/test-webapps/pom.xml b/tests/test-webapps/pom.xml
index 6167beb7d35..2ee0a67be22 100644
--- a/tests/test-webapps/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-webapps/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
   <name>Jetty Tests :: WebApps :: Parent</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <!-- DO NOT DEPLOY (or Release) -->
+          <skip>true</skip>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>    
+    </plugins>
   </build>
   <modules>
     <module>test-webapp-rfc2616</module>
diff --git a/tests/test-webapps/test-webapp-rfc2616/pom.xml b/tests/test-webapps/test-webapp-rfc2616/pom.xml
index 52c564db734..aff264a2c43 100644
--- a/tests/test-webapps/test-webapp-rfc2616/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-webapps/test-webapp-rfc2616/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
   <name>Jetty Tests :: WebApp :: RFC2616</name>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
   <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <!-- DO NOT DEPLOY (or Release) -->
+          <skip>true</skip>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>