diff --git a/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-extensions-jvm/pom.xml b/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-extensions-jvm/pom.xml
index 3473663890..4d06e6f6eb 100644
--- a/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-extensions-jvm/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-extensions-jvm/pom.xml
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-pe-processors-flink/pom.xml b/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-pe-processors-flink/pom.xml
index d97a720e65..58c2b8ad20 100644
--- a/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-pe-processors-flink/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-pe-processors-flink/pom.xml
@@ -51,15 +51,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-pe-sinks-flink/pom.xml b/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-pe-sinks-flink/pom.xml
index 498db59488..a6470f3d5f 100644
--- a/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-pe-sinks-flink/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/streampipes-archetype-pe-sinks-flink/pom.xml
@@ -51,15 +51,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-container-extensions/pom.xml b/streampipes-container-extensions/pom.xml
index bbcf5b5ddb..0170727d85 100644
--- a/streampipes-container-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-container-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -57,15 +57,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-integration-tests/pom.xml b/streampipes-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 98e9fb32c5..a04738f3dd 100644
--- a/streampipes-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -82,15 +82,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-messaging-jms/pom.xml b/streampipes-messaging-jms/pom.xml
index 2f6828361a..57f715a3d4 100644
--- a/streampipes-messaging-jms/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-messaging-jms/pom.xml
@@ -47,15 +47,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-messaging-kafka/pom.xml b/streampipes-messaging-kafka/pom.xml
index b23939e3bd..36cdfcd872 100644
--- a/streampipes-messaging-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-messaging-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -52,15 +52,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-messaging-mqtt/pom.xml b/streampipes-messaging-mqtt/pom.xml
index 540d57caea..951d707ef3 100644
--- a/streampipes-messaging-mqtt/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-messaging-mqtt/pom.xml
@@ -50,15 +50,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-messaging-nats/pom.xml b/streampipes-messaging-nats/pom.xml
index cfb27a1bcd..e708e4c164 100644
--- a/streampipes-messaging-nats/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-messaging-nats/pom.xml
@@ -51,15 +51,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-messaging/pom.xml b/streampipes-messaging/pom.xml
index 1415a3beb9..65ae467d9c 100644
--- a/streampipes-messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-messaging/pom.xml
@@ -41,15 +41,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-rest/pom.xml b/streampipes-rest/pom.xml
index c8545d7dd0..3a9b78f13d 100644
--- a/streampipes-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-rest/pom.xml
@@ -169,15 +169,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-service-base/pom.xml b/streampipes-service-base/pom.xml
index eda5680f42..27ef397b60 100644
--- a/streampipes-service-base/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-service-base/pom.xml
@@ -119,15 +119,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-service-discovery-api/pom.xml b/streampipes-service-discovery-api/pom.xml
index a2ebacb8d0..f7230d4890 100644
--- a/streampipes-service-discovery-api/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-service-discovery-api/pom.xml
@@ -33,15 +33,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-service-discovery-consul/pom.xml b/streampipes-service-discovery-consul/pom.xml
index a2fef9f59d..d5a03c104c 100644
--- a/streampipes-service-discovery-consul/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-service-discovery-consul/pom.xml
@@ -61,15 +61,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-service-discovery/pom.xml b/streampipes-service-discovery/pom.xml
index 41a47aac8d..2a223d1bf2 100644
--- a/streampipes-service-discovery/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-service-discovery/pom.xml
@@ -45,15 +45,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/streampipes-service-extensions-base/pom.xml b/streampipes-service-extensions-base/pom.xml
index 0095048bc4..65ed581f9f 100644
--- a/streampipes-service-extensions-base/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-service-extensions-base/pom.xml
@@ -56,15 +56,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>validate</id>
-                        <phase>validate</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
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-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+
                 <configuration>
                     <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>