diff --git oak-core/pom.xml oak-core/pom.xml
index 13cf696..0b671ec 100644
--- oak-core/pom.xml
+++ oak-core/pom.xml
@@ -128,15 +128,14 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <excludes>
             <exclude>**/test.json</exclude>
-            <exclude>derby.log</exclude>
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/random/AbstractRandomizedTest.java oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/random/AbstractRandomizedTest.java
index 1a5d3b6..1225ea6 100644
--- oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/random/AbstractRandomizedTest.java
+++ oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/random/AbstractRandomizedTest.java
@@ -52,15 +52,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractRandomizedTest {
     protected String[] ids = new String[] {userId, "group1", "group2"};
 
     protected List<JackrabbitSession> writeSessions = new ArrayList();
     protected List<Session> readSessions = new ArrayList();
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        System.setProperty("derby.stream.error.file", "target/derby.log");
         jackrabbitRepository = JcrUtils.getRepository(
                 new File("target", "jackrabbit").toURI().toURL().toString());
         oakRepository = new Jcr().createRepository();
 
         writeSessions.add((JackrabbitSession) jackrabbitRepository.login(new SimpleCredentials("admin", "admin".toCharArray())));
         writeSessions.add((JackrabbitSession) oakRepository.login(new SimpleCredentials("admin", "admin".toCharArray())));
 
diff --git oak-parent/pom.xml oak-parent/pom.xml
index 68b43c2..aba175b 100644
--- oak-parent/pom.xml
+++ oak-parent/pom.xml
@@ -263,14 +263,15 @@
               <mongo.host>${mongo.host}</mongo.host>
               <mongo.port>${mongo.port}</mongo.port>
               <mongo.db>${mongo.db}</mongo.db>
               <mongo.db2>${mongo.db2}</mongo.db2>
               <mongo.url>${mongo.url}</mongo.url>
               <segment.db>${segment.db}</segment.db>
               <nsfixtures>${fixtures}</nsfixtures>
+              <derby.stream.error.file>${project.build.directory}/derby.log</derby.stream.error.file>
             </systemPropertyVariables>
             <redirectTestOutputToFile>true</redirectTestOutputToFile>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
@@ -278,14 +279,15 @@
             <systemPropertyVariables>
               <known.issues>${known.issues}</known.issues>
               <mongo.host>${mongo.host}</mongo.host>
               <mongo.port>${mongo.port}</mongo.port>
               <mongo.db>${mongo.db}</mongo.db>
               <mongo.db2>${mongo.db2}</mongo.db2>
               <nsfixtures>${fixtures}</nsfixtures>
+              <derby.stream.error.file>${project.build.directory}/derby.log</derby.stream.error.file>
             </systemPropertyVariables>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
           <plugin>
             <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>2.11</version>
           </plugin>
diff --git oak-pojosr/pom.xml oak-pojosr/pom.xml
index bb99c89..61b0c2a 100644
--- oak-pojosr/pom.xml
+++ oak-pojosr/pom.xml
@@ -80,33 +80,14 @@
             <exclude>**/org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.segment.SegmentNodeStoreService.config</exclude>
             <exclude>**/oak-base-config.json</exclude>
             <exclude>**/oak-tar-config.json</exclude>
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <!-- Some component is creating derby.log in test. Need to be deleted-->
-        <plugin>
-          <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <filesets>
-              <fileset>
-                <directory>${project.basedir}</directory>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>derby.log</include>
-                </includes>
-              </fileset>
-            </filesets>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
   </build>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.jackrabbit</groupId>
       <artifactId>oak-jcr</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
diff --git oak-upgrade/pom.xml oak-upgrade/pom.xml
index 2330e76..711ac32 100644
--- oak-upgrade/pom.xml
+++ oak-upgrade/pom.xml
@@ -33,15 +33,14 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <derby.stream.error.file>target/derby.log</derby.stream.error.file>
             <s3.properties>${s3.properties}</s3.properties>
           </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git pom.xml pom.xml
index 73b76bc..37577e0 100644
--- pom.xml
+++ pom.xml
@@ -78,15 +78,14 @@
             <exclude>.git/**</exclude>
             <exclude>.idea/**</exclude>
             <exclude>.gitignore</exclude>
             <exclude>oak-doc/*.uxf</exclude>
             <exclude>oak-doc/.*/**</exclude>
             <exclude>oak-doc/*.iml</exclude>
             <exclude>oak-doc/target/**</exclude>
-            <exclude>**/derby.log</exclude>
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
   <reporting>