diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index 433b86dfb6..ec51a346d1 100644
--- a/pmd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/pom.xml
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@
             <classifier>dom</classifier>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mozilla</groupId>
-            <artifactId>rhino</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index c0cd626516..790c367ac4 100644
--- a/pmd-cs/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
@@ -33,88 +33,11 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index ed86b6ed52..7931ed5fcc 100644
--- a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
@@ -33,88 +33,11 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 7b9dbee6b1..22eb0bc52d 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -110,21 +110,6 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
             <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
@@ -143,10 +128,6 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
             <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
@@ -161,11 +142,6 @@
             <classifier>dom</classifier>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
@@ -176,19 +152,13 @@
             <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
             <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index cce5048563..01dc38f996 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
@@ -58,88 +58,15 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.mozilla</groupId>
+            <artifactId>rhino</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index bef702e8f9..d420ce9149 100644
--- a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -99,88 +99,15 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
             <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index 8c1ee7f493..cd54ce2268 100644
--- a/pmd-php/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-php/pom.xml
@@ -33,88 +33,11 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
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-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
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diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index f3b583f904..6da5bed619 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
@@ -99,88 +99,15 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
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-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
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-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
             <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
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         <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
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-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 2bae54daf1..5784565519 100644
--- a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
@@ -20,88 +20,11 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
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-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
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-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
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-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
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-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
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-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
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-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
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-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
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         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index 5389ab7ba2..40906aa095 100644
--- a/pmd-vm/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
@@ -99,88 +99,15 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
             <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index e3e6ac2872..ac3fbf9a0b 100644
--- a/pmd-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
@@ -58,21 +58,6 @@
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
             <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
@@ -91,14 +76,6 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
             <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
@@ -109,37 +86,17 @@
             <classifier>dom</classifier>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
             <type>jar</type>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>