diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 589e6e44cb9..e89f55101b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1322,6 +1322,9 @@
               <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
               <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
               <version>${maven.surefire.version}</version>
+              <configuration>
+                <excludedGroups>external</excludedGroups>
+              </configuration>
             </plugin>
           </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>