diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/AbstractCheckstyleTestCase.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/AbstractCheckstyleTestCase.java
index c7e2fbe4..9db52c9b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/AbstractCheckstyleTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/AbstractCheckstyleTestCase.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCheckstyleTestCase extends AbstractMojoTestCase {
     private ArtifactStubFactory artifactStubFactory;
 
     /**
-     * The current project to be test.
+     * The project to test.
      */
     private MavenProject testMavenProject;
 
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ protected MavenProject getTestMavenProject() {
     /**
      * Get the generated report as file in the test maven project.
      *
-     * @param name the name of the report.
+     * @param name the name of the report
      * @return the generated report as file
-     * @throws IOException if the return file doesnt exist
+     * @throws IOException if the return file doesn't exist
      */
     protected File getGeneratedReport(String name) throws IOException {
         String outputDirectory = getBasedir() + "/target/test/test-harness/"
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/MinMavenProjectStub.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/MinMavenProjectStub.java
index aaaaf5dc..a9bb6caf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/MinMavenProjectStub.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/MinMavenProjectStub.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import org.apache.maven.model.Build;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Organization;
 import org.apache.maven.model.ReportPlugin;
-import org.codehaus.plexus.PlexusTestCase;
 
 /**
  * @author Edwin Punzalan
@@ -42,27 +41,22 @@ public List<String> getCompileClasspathElements() throws DependencyResolutionReq
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public List<String> getTestClasspathElements() throws DependencyResolutionRequiredException {
         List<String> list = new ArrayList<>(getCompileClasspathElements());
-        list.add(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/test-classes");
+        list.add("target/test-classes");
         return list;
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public List<String> getCompileSourceRoots() {
-        return Collections.singletonList(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/classes");
+        return Collections.singletonList("target/classes");
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public List<String> getTestCompileSourceRoots() {
         List<String> list = new ArrayList<>(getCompileSourceRoots());
-        list.add(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/test-classes");
+        list.add("target/test-classes");
         return list;
     }
 
-    /** {@inheritDoc} */
-    public File getBasedir() {
-        return new File(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir());
-    }
-
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public List<ReportPlugin> getReportPlugins() {
         ReportPlugin jxrPlugin = new ReportPlugin();
@@ -90,7 +84,7 @@ public String getInceptionYear() {
     public Build getBuild() {
         Build build = new Build();
 
-        build.setDirectory(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/test-harness/checkstyle/min");
+        build.setDirectory("target/test-harness/checkstyle/min");
 
         return build;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/ModuleMavenProjectStub.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/ModuleMavenProjectStub.java
index b879a3b2..4279abf9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/ModuleMavenProjectStub.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/ModuleMavenProjectStub.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import org.apache.maven.model.Build;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Organization;
 import org.apache.maven.model.ReportPlugin;
-import org.codehaus.plexus.PlexusTestCase;
 
 /**
  * @author Edwin Punzalan
@@ -43,27 +42,22 @@ public List<String> getCompileClasspathElements() throws DependencyResolutionReq
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public List<String> getTestClasspathElements() throws DependencyResolutionRequiredException {
         List<String> list = new ArrayList<>(getCompileClasspathElements());
-        list.add(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/test-classes");
+        list.add("target/test-classes");
         return list;
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public List<String> getCompileSourceRoots() {
-        return Collections.singletonList(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/classes");
+        return Collections.singletonList("target/classes");
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public List<String> getTestCompileSourceRoots() {
         List<String> list = new ArrayList<>(getCompileSourceRoots());
-        list.add(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/test-classes");
+        list.add("target/test-classes");
         return list;
     }
 
-    /** {@inheritDoc} */
-    public File getBasedir() {
-        return new File(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir());
-    }
-
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public List<ReportPlugin> getReportPlugins() {
         ReportPlugin jxrPlugin = new ReportPlugin();
@@ -91,9 +85,9 @@ public String getInceptionYear() {
     public Build getBuild() {
         Build build = new Build();
 
-        build.setDirectory(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/test-harness/checkstyle/multi");
-        build.setSourceDirectory(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/src/test/test-sources");
-        build.setTestSourceDirectory(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/src/test/java");
+        build.setDirectory("target/test-harness/checkstyle/multi");
+        build.setSourceDirectory("src/test/test-sources");
+        build.setTestSourceDirectory("src/test/java");
 
         return build;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/MultiMavenProjectStub.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/MultiMavenProjectStub.java
index 63e4abef..a0c5f946 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/MultiMavenProjectStub.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/checkstyle/stubs/MultiMavenProjectStub.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import org.apache.maven.model.Organization;
 import org.apache.maven.model.ReportPlugin;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
-import org.codehaus.plexus.PlexusTestCase;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -63,11 +62,6 @@ public List<String> getTestCompileSourceRoots() {
         return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
-    /** {@inheritDoc} */
-    public File getBasedir() {
-        return new File(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir());
-    }
-
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public List<ReportPlugin> getReportPlugins() {
         ReportPlugin jxrPlugin = new ReportPlugin();
@@ -95,7 +89,7 @@ public String getInceptionYear() {
     public Build getBuild() {
         Build build = new Build();
 
-        build.setDirectory(PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/test-harness/checkstyle/multi");
+        build.setDirectory("target/test-harness/checkstyle/multi");
 
         return build;
     }