diff --git a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/pom.xml b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/pom.xml
index 32ecce58a6..c68ac96c38 100644
--- a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/pom.xml
+++ b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/pom.xml
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
             <version>${guava.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-platform-commons</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/algorithms-miscellaneous-6/pom.xml b/algorithms-miscellaneous-6/pom.xml
index 6d5f211c8a..a9eb75cf1e 100644
--- a/algorithms-miscellaneous-6/pom.xml
+++ b/algorithms-miscellaneous-6/pom.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
             <version>${guava.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-platform-commons</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/algorithms-sorting-2/pom.xml b/algorithms-sorting-2/pom.xml
index b673af9d70..c9bec354f3 100644
--- a/algorithms-sorting-2/pom.xml
+++ b/algorithms-sorting-2/pom.xml
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@
             <version>${lombok.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/algorithms-sorting/pom.xml b/algorithms-sorting/pom.xml
index b853fd80ee..e916d0aae5 100644
--- a/algorithms-sorting/pom.xml
+++ b/algorithms-sorting/pom.xml
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
             <version>${lombok.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/atomikos/pom.xml b/atomikos/pom.xml
index cb10168c0d..cd798825d1 100644
--- a/atomikos/pom.xml
+++ b/atomikos/pom.xml
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@
             <artifactId>derby</artifactId>
             <version>${derby.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <!-- the JTA API -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.transaction</groupId>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-17/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-17/pom.xml
index e422bd62bb..b1811ecf7f 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-17/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-17/pom.xml
@@ -23,18 +23,6 @@
             <version>${assertj.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-collections-maps-4/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-collections-maps-4/pom.xml
index 93ec782c94..2109804ff0 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-collections-maps-4/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-collections-maps-4/pom.xml
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.12</version>
+			<version>${junit.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
-			<version>1.3</version>
+			<version>${hamcrest-all.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
diff --git a/google-web-toolkit/pom.xml b/google-web-toolkit/pom.xml
index 1a49ced021..bcccc136a4 100644
--- a/google-web-toolkit/pom.xml
+++ b/google-web-toolkit/pom.xml
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@
             <artifactId>gwt-dev</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/grpc/pom.xml b/grpc/pom.xml
index f034b2b517..6f0c3b5c91 100644
--- a/grpc/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc/pom.xml
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@
 			<version>${io.grpc.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-			<artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-			<version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
 			<artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/guest/junit5-example/pom.xml b/guest/junit5-example/pom.xml
index a88f739891..cc52b0e3d7 100644
--- a/guest/junit5-example/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/junit5-example/pom.xml
@@ -40,15 +40,8 @@
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <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>
                 <configuration>
                     <properties>
                         <excludeTags>math</excludeTags>
diff --git a/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/gateway/pom.xml b/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/gateway/pom.xml
index bc3c9bdef2..536b847237 100644
--- a/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/gateway/pom.xml
+++ b/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/gateway/pom.xml
@@ -1054,7 +1054,6 @@
         <maven-eclipse-plugin.version>2.10</maven-eclipse-plugin.version>
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.0.0-M2</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <jib-maven-plugin.version>0.9.11</jib-maven-plugin.version>
         <frontend-maven-plugin.version>1.6</frontend-maven-plugin.version>
diff --git a/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/quotes/pom.xml b/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/quotes/pom.xml
index 7e4252b309..d922be10c2 100644
--- a/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/quotes/pom.xml
+++ b/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/quotes/pom.xml
@@ -874,7 +874,6 @@
         <maven-eclipse-plugin.version>2.10</maven-eclipse-plugin.version>
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.0.0-M2</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <jib-maven-plugin.version>0.9.11</jib-maven-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.2</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
diff --git a/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/uaa/pom.xml b/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/uaa/pom.xml
index ec4dc1b484..a43da9c366 100644
--- a/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/uaa/pom.xml
+++ b/jhipster/jhipster-uaa/uaa/pom.xml
@@ -875,7 +875,6 @@
         <maven-eclipse-plugin.version>2.10</maven-eclipse-plugin.version>
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.0.0-M2</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <jib-maven-plugin.version>0.9.11</jib-maven-plugin.version>
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.2</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
diff --git a/json-2/pom.xml b/json-2/pom.xml
index 53d67320ba..b4301c41e5 100644
--- a/json-2/pom.xml
+++ b/json-2/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
             <artifactId>jsoniter</artifactId>
             <version>${jsoniter.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/junit5/pom.xml b/junit5/pom.xml
index b9804408a2..00b04ea292 100644
--- a/junit5/pom.xml
+++ b/junit5/pom.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     <name>junit5</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>parent-modules</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parent-modules</artifactId>
         <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
@@ -18,19 +18,4 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
 
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>5.8.1</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>5.8.1</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries-data/pom.xml b/libraries-data/pom.xml
index 3db34709e7..dd48453a8c 100644
--- a/libraries-data/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-data/pom.xml
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-streams</artifactId>
@@ -92,6 +86,10 @@
                     <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
                     <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>junit</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -104,6 +102,12 @@
             <artifactId>flink-test-utils_2.11</artifactId>
             <version>${flink.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>junit</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/libraries-server/pom.xml b/libraries-server/pom.xml
index a9c340b319..954f666785 100644
--- a/libraries-server/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-server/pom.xml
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@
             <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
             <version>${netty.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <!-- tomcat -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
diff --git a/libraries/pom.xml b/libraries/pom.xml
index 4ecf82aa87..b2e429ff65 100644
--- a/libraries/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/pom.xml
@@ -146,12 +146,6 @@
             <artifactId>jmh-core</artifactId>
             <version>${jmh-core.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>info.debatty</groupId>
             <artifactId>java-lsh</artifactId>
diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-integration-test/pom.xml b/maven-modules/maven-integration-test/pom.xml
index 4283baf63b..01be0ad1a4 100644
--- a/maven-modules/maven-integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/maven-integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@
             <artifactId>jersey-hk2</artifactId>
             <version>${jersey.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-properties/pom.xml b/maven-modules/maven-properties/pom.xml
index b3169a7fb0..88e13a0fb8 100644
--- a/maven-modules/maven-properties/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/maven-properties/pom.xml
@@ -14,15 +14,6 @@
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/micronaut/pom.xml b/micronaut/pom.xml
index f36f565a94..019bd6ab29 100644
--- a/micronaut/pom.xml
+++ b/micronaut/pom.xml
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@
             <version>${logback.version}</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
             <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/parent-boot-2/pom.xml b/parent-boot-2/pom.xml
index 8e8dbba54d..42081fa115 100644
--- a/parent-boot-2/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-boot-2/pom.xml
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@
                         <!-- this is necessary as we're not using the Boot parent -->
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
     </build>
@@ -97,7 +92,6 @@
         <aspectjweaver.version>1.9.1</aspectjweaver.version>
         <!-- this property can be removed once we update Mockito version in the main pom.xml -->
         <mockito.version>3.4.0</mockito.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parent-java/pom.xml b/parent-java/pom.xml
index ae6eeb40a9..4e5081393c 100644
--- a/parent-java/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-java/pom.xml
@@ -40,23 +40,10 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <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>
         <guava.version>31.0.1-jre</guava.version>
         <modelmapper.version>2.3.7</modelmapper.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parent-spring-4/pom.xml b/parent-spring-4/pom.xml
index 630fa0baf3..a36e1060ed 100644
--- a/parent-spring-4/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-spring-4/pom.xml
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
-        <pluginManagement>
-            <plugins>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-            </plugins>
-        </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
@@ -57,7 +48,6 @@
     <properties>
         <spring.version>4.3.27.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parent-spring-5/pom.xml b/parent-spring-5/pom.xml
index 01e8671099..1263a56e2b 100644
--- a/parent-spring-5/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-spring-5/pom.xml
@@ -23,23 +23,10 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <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>
         <spring.version>5.3.9</spring.version>
         <spring-security.version>5.2.3.RELEASE</spring-security.version>
         <spring-boot-starter-test.version>1.5.10.RELEASE</spring-boot-starter-test.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/pom.xml
index ad649d58d8..0eb4b8075d 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/pom.xml
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@
             <version>${assertj.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/pom.xml
index c3df8866b1..4d42ff54cd 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/pom.xml
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@
         <hibernate.version>5.2.17.Final</hibernate.version>
 
         <postgresql.version>42.2.20</postgresql.version>
-
-        <!-- testing -->
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f2a53f38b7..01b55d48f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@
                     </excludes>
                 </configuration>
                 <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
-                        <version>${junit-platform-surefire-provider.version}</version>
-                    </dependency>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
                         <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
@@ -1398,8 +1393,7 @@
         <logback.version>1.2.6</logback.version>
 
         <!-- plugins -->
-        <!-- can't upgrade the plugin yet; as there is an issue with 2.22 no longer running all the tests-->
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
diff --git a/restx/pom.xml b/restx/pom.xml
index ea9f927563..57736f60cd 100644
--- a/restx/pom.xml
+++ b/restx/pom.xml
@@ -113,12 +113,6 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/spring-ejb/ejb-beans/pom.xml b/spring-ejb/ejb-beans/pom.xml
index 10bc6d3104..6f20d949b0 100644
--- a/spring-ejb/ejb-beans/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ejb/ejb-beans/pom.xml
@@ -80,12 +80,6 @@
             <artifactId>arquillian-junit-container</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/joda-time/joda-time -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
@@ -141,7 +135,6 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <!-- Fork every test because it will launch a separate AS instance -->
                             <forkMode>always</forkMode>
diff --git a/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml b/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml
index 6f00dd5820..4e84bb8c70 100644
--- a/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-jenkins-pipeline/pom.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                         <configuration>
                             <excludes>
diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-ldap/pom.xml b/spring-security-modules/spring-ldap/pom.xml
index 44f754673f..086be2df5a 100644
--- a/spring-security-modules/spring-ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-ldap/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <phase>integration-test</phase>
diff --git a/spring-web-modules/spring-boot-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-web-modules/spring-boot-jsp/pom.xml
index 222facd100..b9b4a97e6b 100644
--- a/spring-web-modules/spring-boot-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-web-modules/spring-boot-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
     <properties>
         <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.4.4</spring-boot.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tensorflow-java/pom.xml b/tensorflow-java/pom.xml
index 2ac4d28a37..4dd86d45e3 100644
--- a/tensorflow-java/pom.xml
+++ b/tensorflow-java/pom.xml
@@ -21,18 +21,6 @@
             <artifactId>tensorflow</artifactId>
             <version>${tensorflow.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/testing-modules/pom.xml b/testing-modules/pom.xml
index 079c7fa792..28c743b2b3 100644
--- a/testing-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/pom.xml
@@ -50,20 +50,4 @@
         <module>zerocode</module>
     </modules>
 
-    <build>
-        <pluginManagement>
-            <plugins>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-            </plugins>
-        </pluginManagement>
-    </build>
-
-    <properties>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing-modules/spring-testing/pom.xml b/testing-modules/spring-testing/pom.xml
index ff5265eab8..08b56c9a1a 100644
--- a/testing-modules/spring-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/spring-testing/pom.xml
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-data-jpa</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-platform-commons</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
             <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
diff --git a/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml b/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml
index aa2c85af21..687bc418ad 100644
--- a/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
             <version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-platform-commons</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-platform.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/xml/pom.xml b/xml/pom.xml
index 6bae312452..f88f0f89b0 100644
--- a/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/xml/pom.xml
@@ -107,18 +107,6 @@
             <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
             <version>${commons-lang.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>