diff --git a/apitools/org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.tests/pom.xml b/apitools/org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.tests/pom.xml
index 1e9ea36b6d4..dc42d4fdf38 100644
--- a/apitools/org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/apitools/org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.tests/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
 				<artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
-				<version>${tycho.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<dependency-resolution>
 						<extraRequirements>
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
 				<artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${tycho.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<includes>
 						<include>org/eclipse/pde/api/tools/tests/ApiToolsPluginTestSuite.java</include>
diff --git a/ua/org.eclipse.pde.ua.tests/pom.xml b/ua/org.eclipse.pde.ua.tests/pom.xml
index f9ff010a093..558cbebb905 100644
--- a/ua/org.eclipse.pde.ua.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/ua/org.eclipse.pde.ua.tests/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <version>4.31.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../../</relativePath>
   </parent>
-  <groupId>org.eclipse.pde</groupId>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.pde.ua.tests</artifactId>
   <version>1.3.200-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-test-plugin</packaging>
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
         <artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${tycho.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
           <useUIThread>true</useUIThread>
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@
       <plugin>
    		<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
    		<artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
-  		<version>${tycho.version}</version>
    		<configuration>
       		<dependency-resolution>
          		<extraRequirements>
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.genericeditor.extension.tests/pom.xml b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.genericeditor.extension.tests/pom.xml
index cf0b2749458..194cd412250 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.genericeditor.extension.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.genericeditor.extension.tests/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
         <artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${tycho.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
           <useUIThread>true</useUIThread>
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
       <plugin>
    		<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
    		<artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
-  		<version>${tycho.version}</version>
    		<configuration>
       		<dependency-resolution>
          		<extraRequirements>
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime.tests/pom.xml b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime.tests/pom.xml
index 15bf04a126e..c4040398d5e 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.junit.runtime.tests/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
 				<artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${tycho.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
 					<useUIThread>true</useUIThread>
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
 				<artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
-				<version>${tycho.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<dependency-resolution>
 						<extraRequirements>
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.templates.tests/pom.xml b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.templates.tests/pom.xml
index 4e50df1d7b8..223fb50bd43 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.templates.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.templates.tests/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
         <artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${tycho.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
           <useUIThread>true</useUIThread>
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@
       <plugin>
    		<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
    		<artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
-  		<version>${tycho.version}</version>
    		<configuration>
       		<dependency-resolution>
          		<extraRequirements>
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.tests/pom.xml b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.tests/pom.xml
index cd52c3a1cdd..c19fee3cd5b 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.tests/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
         <artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${tycho.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <useUIHarness>true</useUIHarness>
           <useUIThread>true</useUIThread>