diff --git a/core-java-modules/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/pom.xml
index 7dc54bd907..4cfe7fe34c 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/pom.xml
@@ -148,18 +148,6 @@
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 
-    <build>
-        <pluginManagement>
-            <plugins>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-            </plugins>
-        </pluginManagement>
-    </build>
-
     <properties>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.6.2</junit-jupiter.version>
diff --git a/ddd-modules/pom.xml b/ddd-modules/pom.xml
index 4072d93f90..376dad89e5 100644
--- a/ddd-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/ddd-modules/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <forkCount>0</forkCount>
                 </configuration>
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@
         <target.version>9</target.version>
 
         <compiler.plugin.version>3.8.1</compiler.plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 
         <appmodules.version>1.0</appmodules.version>
 
diff --git a/google-web-toolkit/pom.xml b/google-web-toolkit/pom.xml
index cad15c8037..1ff5081343 100644
--- a/google-web-toolkit/pom.xml
+++ b/google-web-toolkit/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
             <!-- Skip normal test execution, we use gwt:test instead -->
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${surefire.plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@
 
         <gwt.version>2.8.2</gwt.version>
         <gwt.plugin.version>1.0-rc-8</gwt.plugin.version>
-        <surefire.plugin.version>2.17</surefire.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/jee-7/pom.xml b/jee-7/pom.xml
index b0e10c1580..48814e6d2f 100644
--- a/jee-7/pom.xml
+++ b/jee-7/pom.xml
@@ -523,7 +523,6 @@
         <jersey.version>2.25</jersey.version>
         <arquillian-glassfish.version>1.0.0.Final</arquillian-glassfish.version>
         <org.springframework.security.version>4.2.3.RELEASE</org.springframework.security.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <taglibs.standard.version>1.1.2</taglibs.standard.version>
         <com.sun.faces.jsf.version>2.2.14</com.sun.faces.jsf.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
diff --git a/performance-tests/pom.xml b/performance-tests/pom.xml
index e9d724aab0..c203f0a923 100644
--- a/performance-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/performance-tests/pom.xml
@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${source.plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${surefire.plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
     </build>
@@ -181,7 +177,6 @@
         <resources.plugin.version>3.1.0</resources.plugin.version>
         <site.plugin.version>3.9.1</site.plugin.version>
         <source.plugin.version>3.2.1</source.plugin.version>
-        <surefire.plugin.version>2.17</surefire.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-5-reactive-client/pom.xml b/spring-5-reactive-client/pom.xml
index 66861a3bb6..28f692a735 100644
--- a/spring-5-reactive-client/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-5-reactive-client/pom.xml
@@ -150,21 +150,6 @@
                     <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.22.0</version>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.19.1</version>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.0.1</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml
index 4902368d7e..0288b03928 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml
@@ -106,17 +106,8 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.22.2</version>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
     <properties>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.6.2</junit-jupiter.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-core-5/pom.xml b/spring-core-5/pom.xml
index 743002c137..0ce6463181 100644
--- a/spring-core-5/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-core-5/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,9 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven.surefire.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
     <properties>
         <spring.version>5.3.3</spring.version>
         <spring-boot-starter.version>2.4.2</spring-boot-starter.version>
-        <maven.surefire.version>2.22.1</maven.surefire.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5-advanced/pom.xml b/testing-modules/junit-5-advanced/pom.xml
index 4756223c3d..f53af9347f 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5-advanced/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5-advanced/pom.xml
@@ -35,18 +35,8 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
     <properties>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.4.2</junit-jupiter.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <junit.vintage.version>5.4.2</junit.vintage.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml b/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml
index b9c9635dc4..cdb0c367ce 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
         <junit-platform.version>1.2.0</junit-platform.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.4.2</junit-jupiter.version>
         <spring.version>5.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml b/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml
index 831fa97e12..ded3e9e26d 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5/pom.xml
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/testing-modules/junit5-migration/pom.xml b/testing-modules/junit5-migration/pom.xml
index 3b2663d81d..e3ef21f506 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit5-migration/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/junit5-migration/pom.xml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
+            <version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-platform-runner</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
+            <version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
-                        <version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -79,7 +68,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.2.0</junit.jupiter.version>
-        <junit.platform.version>1.2.0</junit.platform.version>
+        <junit-platform.version>1.2.0</junit-platform.version>
         <junit.vintage.version>5.2.0</junit.vintage.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
diff --git a/testing-modules/spring-testing-2/pom.xml b/testing-modules/spring-testing-2/pom.xml
index 4686a20202..40b556732a 100644
--- a/testing-modules/spring-testing-2/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/spring-testing-2/pom.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,5 @@
 
     <properties>
         <testcontainers.version>1.12.2</testcontainers.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml b/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml
index e83d3aff32..1946b7306f 100644
--- a/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml
@@ -80,17 +80,6 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
-                        <version>${junit-platform-surefire-provider.version}</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -117,7 +106,7 @@
         <postgresql.version>42.2.6</postgresql.version>
         <selenium-remote-driver.version>3.141.59</selenium-remote-driver.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <junit-platform-surefire-provider.version>1.3.2</junit-platform-surefire-provider.version>
+        <junit-platform.version>1.3.2</junit-platform.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/testing-modules/testing-assertions/pom.xml b/testing-modules/testing-assertions/pom.xml
index 4f0209a484..8b8536462d 100644
--- a/testing-modules/testing-assertions/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/testing-assertions/pom.xml
@@ -50,16 +50,6 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.22.1</version>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
     <properties>
         <assertj-core.version>3.16.1</assertj-core.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.4</commons-collections4.version>
diff --git a/xml/pom.xml b/xml/pom.xml
index 49538bebca..d2fa5c0727 100644
--- a/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/xml/pom.xml
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <maven-jibx-plugin.version>1.3.1</maven-jibx-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>