diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-aspects/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-aspects/pom.xml
index 2eb0590cd5..52e74a5bcd 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-aspects/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
-		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<neo4j.version>1.6</neo4j.version>
 		<spring-data-graph.version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-graph.version>
 		<aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-rest/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-rest/pom.xml
index 7e5ec1ceab..6e7c74909c 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts-rest/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <neo4j.version>1.6</neo4j.version>
         <spring-data-graph.version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-graph.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts/pom.xml
index e362415807..708f3ad901 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/cineasts/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
-		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<spring-data-graph.version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-graph.version>
 		<org.slf4j-version>1.6.1</org.slf4j-version>
         <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds-aspects/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds-aspects/pom.xml
index 3178ebe2ed..81ab5f513c 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds-aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds-aspects/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     <spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
     <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
-    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <spring-data-neo4j.version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-neo4j.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -187,8 +186,8 @@
           <dependenciesAsLibraries>true</dependenciesAsLibraries>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      
-      
+
+
       <plugin>
         <!-- Execute the main class -->
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds/pom.xml
index a7b33ba404..7183e10d0d 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-examples/hello-worlds/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     <spring.version>3.0.7.RELEASE</spring.version>
     <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
-    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <spring-data-neo4j.version>2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-data-neo4j.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -128,8 +127,8 @@
           <dependenciesAsLibraries>true</dependenciesAsLibraries>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      
-      
+
+
       <plugin>
         <!-- Execute the main class -->
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>