diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-8/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-8/pom.xml
index 889c30b76e..2a563333ad 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-8/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-8/pom.xml
@@ -48,25 +48,6 @@
                 <filtering>true</filtering>
             </resource>
         </resources>
-
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${spring-boot-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>repackage</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <classifier>spring-boot</classifier>
-                            <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
     </build>
 
     <properties>
@@ -74,8 +55,6 @@
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <!-- testing -->
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
-        <!-- plugins -->
-        <spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>2.0.4.RELEASE</spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-arrays/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-arrays/pom.xml
index a70ab2d791..145b711135 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-arrays/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-arrays/pom.xml
@@ -66,101 +66,7 @@
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
 
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-jar-plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                            <classpathPrefix>libs/</classpathPrefix>
-                            <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>single</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <archiveBaseDirectory>${project.basedir}</archiveBaseDirectory>
-                            <archive>
-                                <manifest>
-                                    <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                                </manifest>
-                            </archive>
-                            <descriptorRefs>
-                                <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-                            </descriptorRefs>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-shade-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>shade</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
-                            <transformers>
-                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
-                                    <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                                </transformer>
-                            </transformers>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>com.jolira</groupId>
-                <artifactId>onejar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${onejar-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                            <attachToBuild>true</attachToBuild>
-                            <filename>${project.build.finalName}-onejar.${project.packaging}</filename>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>one-jar</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${spring-boot-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>repackage</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <classifier>spring-boot</classifier>
-                            <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
+            
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -250,110 +156,6 @@
             </build>
         </profile>
 
-        <!-- java instrumentation profiles to build jars -->
-        <profile>
-            <id>buildAgentLoader</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <classifier>agentLoader</classifier>
-                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
-                                    <archive>
-                                        <manifest>
-                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                                        </manifest>
-                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                                    </archive>
-
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/AgentLoader.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/Launcher.class</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>buildApplication</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <classifier>application</classifier>
-                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
-                                    <archive>
-                                        <manifest>
-                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                                        </manifest>
-                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                                    </archive>
-
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/MyAtm.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/MyAtmApplication.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/Launcher.class</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>buildAgent</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <classifier>agent</classifier>
-                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
-                                    <archive>
-                                        <manifest>
-                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                                        </manifest>
-                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                                    </archive>
-
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/agent/AtmTransformer.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/agent/MyInstrumentationAgent.class</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <properties>
@@ -368,10 +170,6 @@
 
         <!-- maven and spring plugins -->
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-        <onejar-maven-plugin.version>1.4.4</onejar-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-shade-plugin.version>
-        <spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>2.0.3.RELEASE</spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <source.version>1.8</source.version>
         <target.version>1.8</target.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-sun/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-sun/pom.xml
index c17bb6b8fc..4721eed278 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-sun/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-sun/pom.xml
@@ -40,20 +40,6 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-jar-plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                            <classpathPrefix>libs/</classpathPrefix>
-                            <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -115,7 +101,6 @@
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <sun-tools.version>1.8.0</sun-tools.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java/pom.xml
index 5f60b43f79..06d0d85b50 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java/pom.xml
@@ -90,101 +90,6 @@
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
 
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-jar-plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                            <classpathPrefix>libs/</classpathPrefix>
-                            <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>single</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <archiveBaseDirectory>${project.basedir}</archiveBaseDirectory>
-                            <archive>
-                                <manifest>
-                                    <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                                </manifest>
-                            </archive>
-                            <descriptorRefs>
-                                <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-                            </descriptorRefs>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-shade-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>shade</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
-                            <transformers>
-                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
-                                    <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                                </transformer>
-                            </transformers>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>com.jolira</groupId>
-                <artifactId>onejar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${onejar-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                            <attachToBuild>true</attachToBuild>
-                            <filename>${project.build.finalName}-onejar.${project.packaging}</filename>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>one-jar</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${spring-boot-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>repackage</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <classifier>spring-boot</classifier>
-                            <mainClass>com.baeldung.executable.ExecutableMavenJar</mainClass>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -273,111 +178,6 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
-
-        <!-- java instrumentation profiles to build jars -->
-        <profile>
-            <id>buildAgentLoader</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <classifier>agentLoader</classifier>
-                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
-                                    <archive>
-                                        <manifest>
-                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                                        </manifest>
-                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                                    </archive>
-
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/AgentLoader.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/Launcher.class</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>buildApplication</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <classifier>application</classifier>
-                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
-                                    <archive>
-                                        <manifest>
-                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                                        </manifest>
-                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                                    </archive>
-
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/MyAtm.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/MyAtmApplication.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/Launcher.class</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>buildAgent</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <classifier>agent</classifier>
-                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
-                                    <archive>
-                                        <manifest>
-                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                                        </manifest>
-                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                                    </archive>
-
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/agent/AtmTransformer.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/agent/MyInstrumentationAgent.class</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <properties>
@@ -392,10 +192,6 @@
         <javamoney.moneta.version>1.1</javamoney.moneta.version>
 
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-        <onejar-maven-plugin.version>1.4.4</onejar-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-shade-plugin.version>
-        <spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>2.0.3.RELEASE</spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <source.version>1.8</source.version>
         <target.version>1.8</target.version>