diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2ebc1a11e77..493b8b610f2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
     <aws.kinesis.client.version>1.2.1</aws.kinesis.client.version>
     <commons.httpclient.version>4.3.2</commons.httpclient.version>
     <commons.math3.version>3.4.1</commons.math3.version>
-    <test_classpath_file>${project.build.directory}/spark-test-classpath.txt</test_classpath_file>
     <scala.version>2.10.4</scala.version>
     <scala.binary.version>2.10</scala.binary.version>
     <jline.version>${scala.version}</jline.version>
@@ -283,18 +282,6 @@
         <enabled>false</enabled>
       </snapshots>
     </repository>
-    <!-- TODO: This can be deleted after Spark 1.4 is posted -->
-    <repository>
-      <id>spark-1.4-staging</id>
-      <name>Spark 1.4 RC4 Staging Repository</name>
-      <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachespark-1112</url>
-      <releases>
-        <enabled>true</enabled>
-      </releases>
-      <snapshots>
-        <enabled>false</enabled>
-      </snapshots>
-    </repository>
   </repositories>
   <pluginRepositories>
     <pluginRepository>
@@ -318,17 +305,6 @@
       <artifactId>unused</artifactId>
       <version>1.0.0</version>
     </dependency>
-    <!--
-      This depndency has been added to provided scope as it is needed for executing build
-      specific groovy scripts using gmaven+ and not required for downstream project building
-      with spark.
-    -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-      <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3.7</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <!--
          This is needed by the scalatest plugin, and so is declared here to be available in
          all child modules, just as scalatest is run in all children
@@ -1406,6 +1382,58 @@
           <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.8.2</version>
         </plugin>
+        <!-- This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. -->
+        <!-- It has no influence on the Maven build itself. -->
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
+          <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
+          <version>1.0.0</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+              <pluginExecutions>
+                <pluginExecution>
+                  <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <versionRange>[2.8,)</versionRange>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>build-classpath</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                  </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                  <action>
+                    <ignore></ignore>
+                  </action>
+                </pluginExecution>
+                <pluginExecution>
+                  <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <versionRange>[2.6,)</versionRange>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>test-jar</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                  </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                  <action>
+                    <ignore></ignore>
+                  </action>
+                </pluginExecution>
+                <pluginExecution>
+                  <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <versionRange>[1.8,)</versionRange>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>run</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                  </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                  <action>
+                    <ignore></ignore>
+                  </action>
+                </pluginExecution>
+              </pluginExecutions>
+            </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
 
@@ -1423,34 +1451,12 @@
             </goals>
             <configuration>
               <includeScope>test</includeScope>
-              <outputFile>${test_classpath_file}</outputFile>
+              <outputProperty>test_classpath</outputProperty>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
 
-      <!-- This plugin reads a file into maven property. And it lets us write groovy !! -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
-        <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>process-test-classes</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>execute</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <scripts>
-                <script><![CDATA[
-                def file = new File(project.properties.test_classpath_file)
-                project.properties.test_classpath = file.getText().split().join(":")
-                ]]></script>
-              </scripts>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <!--
         The shade plug-in is used here to create effective pom's (see SPARK-3812), and also
         remove references from the shaded libraries from artifacts published by Spark.
@@ -1517,36 +1523,6 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-scala-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>src/main/scala</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-          <execution>
-            <id>add-scala-test-sources</id>
-            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>add-test-source</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <sources>
-                <source>src/test/scala</source>
-              </sources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/repl/pom.xml b/repl/pom.xml
index 70c9bd7c0129..a5a0f1fc2c85 100644
--- a/repl/pom.xml
+++ b/repl/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@
             </goals>
             <configuration>
               <sources>
-                <source>src/main/scala</source>
                 <source>${extra.source.dir}</source>
               </sources>
             </configuration>
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@
             </goals>
             <configuration>
               <sources>
-                <source>src/test/scala</source>
                 <source>${extra.testsource.dir}</source>
               </sources>
             </configuration>
diff --git a/sql/core/pom.xml b/sql/core/pom.xml
index 2c03fee9dbd7..be0966641b5c 100644
--- a/sql/core/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/core/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
             </goals>
             <configuration>
               <sources>
-                <source>src/test/scala</source>
                 <source>src/test/gen-java</source>
               </sources>
             </configuration>
diff --git a/sql/hive/pom.xml b/sql/hive/pom.xml
index a17546d70624..b00f320318be 100644
--- a/sql/hive/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/hive/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@
                 </goals>
                 <configuration>
                   <sources>
-                    <source>src/test/scala</source>
                     <source>compatibility/src/test/scala</source>
                   </sources>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index feffde4c857e..298ee2348b58 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>