diff --git a/guest/junit5-example/pom.xml b/guest/junit5-example/pom.xml
index a88f739891..3bfa72f21f 100644
--- a/guest/junit5-example/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/junit5-example/pom.xml
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@
             <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>
                 <configuration>
                     <properties>
                         <excludeTags>math</excludeTags>
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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 855cf54f0a..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>
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>
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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>
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