diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlBundledTest/maven.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlBundledTest/maven.xml
index 90d3be7c..c37a631f 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlBundledTest/maven.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlBundledTest/maven.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 <project xmlns:assert="assert"
          xmlns:util="jelly:util"
          xmlns:j="jelly:core"
-         xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
-         default="testPlugin">
+         xmlns:ant="jelly:ant">
 
   <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="test-ear">
     <attainGoal name="clean"/>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlBundledTest/project.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlBundledTest/project.xml
index 00c746aa..387daa79 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlBundledTest/project.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlBundledTest/project.xml
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@ http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">
       </roles>
     </developer>
   </developers>
+  <build>
+    <defaultGoal>testPlugin</defaultGoal>
+  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlLocationTest/maven.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlLocationTest/maven.xml
index 1acf23eb..e090593b 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlLocationTest/maven.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlLocationTest/maven.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 <project xmlns:assert="assert"
          xmlns:util="jelly:util"
          xmlns:j="jelly:core"
-         xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
-         default="testPlugin">
+         xmlns:ant="jelly:ant">
 
   <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="test-ear">
     <attainGoal name="clean"/>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlLocationTest/project.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlLocationTest/project.xml
index ed9f8a9d..07bb7bea 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlLocationTest/project.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/appXmlLocationTest/project.xml
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@ http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">
       </roles>
     </developer>
   </developers>
+  <build>
+    <defaultGoal>testPlugin</defaultGoal>
+  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/bundlePropertiesTest/maven.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/bundlePropertiesTest/maven.xml
index f2d9ddd0..f5f38548 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/bundlePropertiesTest/maven.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/bundlePropertiesTest/maven.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 <project xmlns:j="jelly:core" 
          xmlns:assert="assert"
          xmlns:util="jelly:util"
-         xmlns:x="jelly:xml"
-         default="testPlugin">
+         xmlns:x="jelly:xml">
 
   <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="ear,test-ear">
     <attainGoal name="clean"/>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/bundlePropertiesTest/project.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/bundlePropertiesTest/project.xml
index 0e4feb3e..d81fa81a 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/bundlePropertiesTest/project.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/bundlePropertiesTest/project.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
+    <defaultGoal>testPlugin</defaultGoal>
     <sourceDirectory>${basedir}/src</sourceDirectory>
     <unitTestSourceDirectory>${basedir}/src/test</unitTestSourceDirectory>
   </build>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/project.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/project.xml
index 95ddaa67..b4c1e334 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/project.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/project.xml
@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@
     <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-1/plugins/trunk/ear/</connection>
     <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/maven-1/plugins/trunk/ear/</url>
   </repository>
+  <build>
+    <defaultGoal>testPlugin</defaultGoal>
+  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/sarBundledTest/maven.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/sarBundledTest/maven.xml
index 8bdfbe78..e6ae3c59 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/sarBundledTest/maven.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/sarBundledTest/maven.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 <project xmlns:assert="assert"
          xmlns:util="jelly:util"
          xmlns:j="jelly:core"
-         xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
-         default="testPlugin">
+         xmlns:ant="jelly:ant">
 
   <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="test-ear">
     <attainGoal name="clean"/>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/sarBundledTest/project.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/sarBundledTest/project.xml
index b50ba93b..8883aabe 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/sarBundledTest/project.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/sarBundledTest/project.xml
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">
       </properties>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  <build>
+    <defaultGoal>testPlugin</defaultGoal>
+  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/maven.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/maven.xml
index 37c4b0f5..d7ee9252 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/maven.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/maven.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
          xmlns:u="jelly:util" 
          xmlns:x="jelly:xml"
          xmlns:assert="assert"
-         xmlns:ear="ear"
-         default="testPlugin">
+         xmlns:ear="ear">
 
   <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="ear,test-ear">
     <attainGoal name="clean"/>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/project.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/project.xml
index 6a9fd4fa..d012e329 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/project.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/project.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
+    <defaultGoal>testPlugin</defaultGoal>
     <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
     <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test</unitTestSourceDirectory>
     <!-- Resources that are packaged up inside the JAR file -->
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/srcResourcesTest/maven.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/srcResourcesTest/maven.xml
index 11b88f2f..bce256ee 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/srcResourcesTest/maven.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/srcResourcesTest/maven.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 <project xmlns:assert="assert"
          xmlns:util="jelly:util"
          xmlns:j="jelly:core"
-         xmlns:ant="jelly:ant"
-         default="testPlugin">
+         xmlns:ant="jelly:ant">
 
   <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="test-ear">
     <attainGoal name="clean"/>
diff --git a/ear/src/plugin-test/srcResourcesTest/project.xml b/ear/src/plugin-test/srcResourcesTest/project.xml
index 120e5af6..57542485 100644
--- a/ear/src/plugin-test/srcResourcesTest/project.xml
+++ b/ear/src/plugin-test/srcResourcesTest/project.xml
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@ http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">
       </roles>
     </developer>
   </developers>
+  <build>
+    <defaultGoal>testPlugin</defaultGoal>
+  </build>
 </project>