diff --git a/enterprise/backup/pom.xml b/enterprise/backup/pom.xml
index 11e2f8b22908..a7d4498e07a6 100644
--- a/enterprise/backup/pom.xml
+++ b/enterprise/backup/pom.xml
@@ -49,26 +49,6 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <!-- Integration tests spend significant time waiting, so we can run more things in parallel here-->
-          <forkCount>1C</forkCount>
-          <!-- Misha says it is not safe to run tests with more than one thread per JVM -->
-          <!-- He also said he'd fix that! -->
-          <threadCount>1</threadCount>
-          <!-- slowest test class takes up to 10 minutes, so let's cater for that, with contingency -->
-          <parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>1200</parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>
-          <parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>1800</parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>
-          <!-- file system separation between forks -->
-          <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/FORK_DIRECTORY_${surefire.forkNumber}</workingDirectory>
-          <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <!-- coordination on ports between forks -->
-            <port.authority.directory>${user.dir}/target/port-authority-${maven.build.timestamp}</port.authority.directory>
-          </systemPropertyVariables>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.neo4j.build.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/enterprise/causal-clustering/pom.xml b/enterprise/causal-clustering/pom.xml
index da659c059c02..032cfe837ce6 100644
--- a/enterprise/causal-clustering/pom.xml
+++ b/enterprise/causal-clustering/pom.xml
@@ -250,30 +250,5 @@
             </properties>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <!-- Integration tests spend significant time waiting, so we can run more things in parallel here-->
-                    <forkCount>1C</forkCount>
-                    <!-- Misha says it is not safe to run tests with more than one thread per JVM -->
-                    <!-- He also said he'd fix that! -->
-                    <threadCount>1</threadCount>
-                    <!-- slowest test class takes up to 10 minutes, so let's cater for that, with contingency -->
-                    <parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>1200</parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>
-                    <parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>1800</parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>
-                    <!-- file system separation between forks -->
-                    <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/FORK_DIRECTORY_${surefire.forkNumber}</workingDirectory>
-                    <systemPropertyVariables>
-                        <!-- coordination on ports between forks -->
-                        <port.authority.directory>${user.dir}/target/port-authority-${maven.build.timestamp}</port.authority.directory>
-                    </systemPropertyVariables>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
     
 </project>
diff --git a/enterprise/cluster/pom.xml b/enterprise/cluster/pom.xml
index 2148ac0b7494..ff4c36e337b9 100644
--- a/enterprise/cluster/pom.xml
+++ b/enterprise/cluster/pom.xml
@@ -113,28 +113,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <!-- Integration tests spend significant time waiting, so we can run more things in parallel here-->
-          <forkCount>1C</forkCount>
-          <!-- Misha says it is not safe to run tests with more than one thread per JVM -->
-          <!-- He also said he'd fix that! -->
-          <threadCount>1</threadCount>
-          <!-- slowest test class takes up to 10 minutes, so let's cater for that, with contingency -->
-          <parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>1200</parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>
-          <parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>1800</parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>
-          <!-- file system separation between forks -->
-          <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/FORK_DIRECTORY_${surefire.forkNumber}</workingDirectory>
-          <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <!-- coordination on ports between forks -->
-            <port.authority.directory>${user.dir}/target/port-authority-${maven.build.timestamp}</port.authority.directory>
-          </systemPropertyVariables>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/enterprise/ha/pom.xml b/enterprise/ha/pom.xml
index bcf8b0ed1dc5..59654111b579 100644
--- a/enterprise/ha/pom.xml
+++ b/enterprise/ha/pom.xml
@@ -205,28 +205,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <!-- Integration tests spend significant time waiting, so we can run more things in parallel here-->
-          <forkCount>1C</forkCount>
-          <!-- Misha says it is not safe to run tests with more than one thread per JVM -->
-          <!-- He also said he'd fix that! -->
-          <threadCount>1</threadCount>
-          <!-- slowest test class takes up to 10 minutes, so let's cater for that, with contingency -->
-          <parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>1200</parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>
-          <parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>1800</parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>
-          <!-- file system separation between forks -->
-          <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/FORK_DIRECTORY_${surefire.forkNumber}</workingDirectory>
-          <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <!-- coordination on ports between forks -->
-            <port.authority.directory>${user.dir}/target/port-authority-${maven.build.timestamp}</port.authority.directory>
-          </systemPropertyVariables>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/enterprise/neo4j-harness-enterprise/pom.xml b/enterprise/neo4j-harness-enterprise/pom.xml
index 3d81055a5f75..88cf335fe8ae 100644
--- a/enterprise/neo4j-harness-enterprise/pom.xml
+++ b/enterprise/neo4j-harness-enterprise/pom.xml
@@ -125,28 +125,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <!-- Integration tests spend significant time waiting, so we can run more things in parallel here-->
-                    <forkCount>1C</forkCount>
-                    <!-- Misha says it is not safe to run tests with more than one thread per JVM -->
-                    <!-- He also said he'd fix that! -->
-                    <threadCount>1</threadCount>
-                    <!-- slowest test class takes up to 10 minutes, so let's cater for that, with contingency -->
-                    <parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>1200</parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>
-                    <parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>1800</parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>
-                    <!-- file system separation between forks -->
-                    <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/FORK_DIRECTORY_${surefire.forkNumber}</workingDirectory>
-                    <systemPropertyVariables>
-                        <!-- coordination on ports between forks -->
-                        <port.authority.directory>${user.dir}/target/port-authority-${maven.build.timestamp}</port.authority.directory>
-                    </systemPropertyVariables>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/enterprise/pom.xml b/enterprise/pom.xml
index 39275fa152a2..a2ce458d5323 100644
--- a/enterprise/pom.xml
+++ b/enterprise/pom.xml
@@ -82,4 +82,28 @@ terms of the relevant Commercial Agreement.
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <!-- Integration tests spend significant time waiting, so we can run more things in parallel here-->
+          <forkCount>0.5C</forkCount>
+          <!-- Misha says it is not safe to run tests with more than one thread per JVM -->
+          <!-- He also said he'd fix that! -->
+          <threadCount>1</threadCount>
+          <!-- slowest test class takes up to 10 minutes, so let's cater for that, with contingency -->
+          <parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>1200</parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>
+          <parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>1800</parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>
+          <!-- file system separation between forks -->
+          <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/FORK_DIRECTORY_${surefire.forkNumber}</workingDirectory>
+          <systemPropertyVariables>
+            <!-- coordination on ports between forks -->
+            <port.authority.directory>${user.dir}/target/port-authority-${maven.build.timestamp}</port.authority.directory>
+          </systemPropertyVariables>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/enterprise/server-enterprise/pom.xml b/enterprise/server-enterprise/pom.xml
index 37747b95ad3c..d11dc1bb5516 100644
--- a/enterprise/server-enterprise/pom.xml
+++ b/enterprise/server-enterprise/pom.xml
@@ -218,30 +218,5 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <!-- Integration tests spend significant time waiting, so we can run more things in parallel here-->
-          <forkCount>1C</forkCount>
-          <!-- Misha says it is not safe to run tests with more than one thread per JVM -->
-          <!-- He also said he'd fix that! -->
-          <threadCount>1</threadCount>
-          <!-- slowest test class takes up to 10 minutes, so let's cater for that, with contingency -->
-          <parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>1200</parallelTestsTimeoutInSeconds>
-          <parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>1800</parallelTestsTimeoutForcedInSeconds>
-          <!-- file system separation between forks -->
-          <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/FORK_DIRECTORY_${surefire.forkNumber}</workingDirectory>
-          <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <!-- coordination on ports between forks -->
-            <port.authority.directory>${user.dir}/target/port-authority-${maven.build.timestamp}</port.authority.directory>
-          </systemPropertyVariables>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-
 </project>