diff --git a/plugins-common/project.properties b/plugins-common/project.properties
index c4d69dd3..e17b36a7 100644
--- a/plugins-common/project.properties
+++ b/plugins-common/project.properties
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ maven.license.licenseFile=${basedir}/../plugins-common/LICENSE.txt
 #=====
 # LinkCheck plugin settings
 #=====
-maven.linkcheck.exclude=${pom.repository.url},${maven.changelog.svn.baseurl}, \
-    http://www.clarkware.com/software/JDepend.html,http://www.google.com
+maven.linkcheck.exclude=http://svn.apache.org,http://www.clarkware.com/software/JDepend.html,http://www.google.com
 
 #=====
 # Site plugin settings