diff --git a/source/src/plugin-test/codeGenerationTest/maven.xml b/source/src/plugin-test/codeGenerationTest/maven.xml
index 911f7da0..b3e3325b 100644
--- a/source/src/plugin-test/codeGenerationTest/maven.xml
+++ b/source/src/plugin-test/codeGenerationTest/maven.xml
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@
     <maven:addPath id="maven.compile.src.set" refid="fake.xdoclet.compile.src.set"/>
   </preGoal>
 
-  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="source:source,test-source">
-    <attainGoal name="clean"/>
-  </goal>
+  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="test-source"/>
 
-  <goal name="test-source">
+  <goal name="test-source" prereqs="clean,source:source">
 
     <j:set var="sourceFile" value="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.source.final.name}"/>
     <!-- tests that the source is generated -->
diff --git a/source/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/maven.xml b/source/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/maven.xml
index 3b25c7b0..5e6444d9 100644
--- a/source/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/maven.xml
+++ b/source/src/plugin-test/simpleTest/maven.xml
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
          xmlns:x="jelly:xml"
          xmlns:assert="assert">
 
-  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="source:source,test-source">
-    <attainGoal name="clean"/>
-  </goal>
+  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="test-source"/>
 
-  <goal name="test-source">
+  <goal name="test-source" prereqs="clean,source:source">
 
     <j:set var="sourceFile" value="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.source.final.name}"/>
     <!-- tests that the source is generated -->