diff --git a/BUILDING.txt b/BUILDING.txt
index 2a0e7fe07b..afaec81418 100644
--- a/BUILDING.txt
+++ b/BUILDING.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ Building HttpComponents Core
 JDK 1.5+ is required in order to compile and run HttpCore.
 
 HttpCore utilizes Maven as a distribution management and packaging tool.
-Version 3.0.3 or later is recommended. Maven 3.0.x, however it is known 
-to be incompatible with the Clover plugin. Use Maven 2.2.1 to generate 
-web site content with Clover coverage reports.
+Version 3.0.3 or later is required. 
 
 Maven installation and configuration instructions can be found here:
 
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ Fix the archive files so the source files have the correct EOL settings:
 
 mvn antrun:run
 
-(7) Building project web site 
+(7) Building project web site with Clover reports
 
 Execute the following command in order to generate the project web site:
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0bf1f9972d..b2ad6af72d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -280,6 +280,30 @@
           <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.9.1</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+        </configuration>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>validate</id>
+            <phase>validate</phase>
+            <configuration>
+              <configLocation>hc-checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+              <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
+              <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
+              <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
+              <sourceDirectory>${basedir}/src</sourceDirectory>
+            </configuration>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>checkstyle</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
@@ -315,53 +339,13 @@
 
   <profiles>
     <profile>
-      <id>profile-checkstyle</id> <!-- Requires Maven 3 -->
-      <activation>
-        <file>
-          <exists>${basedir}</exists>
-        </file>
-      </activation>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.9.1</version>
-            <configuration>
-              <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
-            </configuration>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>validate</id>
-                <phase>validate</phase>
-                <configuration>
-                  <configLocation>hc-checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-                  <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
-                  <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
-                  <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
-                  <sourceDirectory>${basedir}/src</sourceDirectory>
-                </configuration>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>checkstyle</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-    <profile>
-      <id>profile-clover-report</id> <!-- Requires Maven 2 -->
-      <activation>
-        <file>
-          <missing>${basedir}</missing>
-        </file>
-      </activation>
+      <id>clover</id>
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>com.atlassian.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-clover2-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.1.10</version>
             <configuration>
               <flushPolicy>threaded</flushPolicy>
               <flushInterval>100</flushInterval>
@@ -385,7 +369,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>com.atlassian.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-clover2-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>${clover.version}</version>
+            <version>3.1.10</version>
             <configuration>
               <jdk>1.5</jdk>
             </configuration>