diff --git a/jackrabbit-jcr-client/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-jcr-client/pom.xml
index c5ab1fec4..16f25ec32 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-jcr-client/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-jcr-client/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
                                 <include>**/*Test.java</include>
                             </includes>
                             <workingDirectory>target</workingDirectory> 
-                            <forkMode>once</forkMode>
                             <argLine>${test.opts}</argLine>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
diff --git a/jackrabbit-jcr-rmi/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-jcr-rmi/pom.xml
index 2cb64779b..1ff94108c 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-jcr-rmi/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-jcr-rmi/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
             <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
             <configuration>
               <argLine>${test.opts}</argLine>
-              <fork>true</fork>
               <systemProperties>
                 <property>
                   <name>jackrabbit.test.integration</name>
diff --git a/jackrabbit-jcr-server/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-jcr-server/pom.xml
index d2b56e17c..ca597f93e 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-jcr-server/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-jcr-server/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
           <includes>
             <include>**/*Test.java</include>
           </includes>
-          <forkMode>once</forkMode>
           <argLine>${test.opts}</argLine>
           <systemProperties>
             <property>
diff --git a/jackrabbit-jcr2dav/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-jcr2dav/pom.xml
index bf3d8db77..71b6b5f2a 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-jcr2dav/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-jcr2dav/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
             <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
             <configuration>
               <argLine>${test.opts}</argLine>
-              <fork>true</fork>
               <systemProperties>
                 <property>
                   <name>jackrabbit.test.integration</name>
diff --git a/jackrabbit-spi2dav/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-spi2dav/pom.xml
index e5cfaf449..a649daeae 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-spi2dav/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-spi2dav/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
             <!-- <include>**/TestAll.java</include> -->
           </includes>
           <trimStackTrace>false</trimStackTrace>
-          <forkMode>once</forkMode>
           <argLine>${test.opts}</argLine>
           <systemProperties>
             <property>
diff --git a/jackrabbit-spi2jcr/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-spi2jcr/pom.xml
index 1fb1978d1..d247bf834 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-spi2jcr/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-spi2jcr/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
           <includes>
             <include>**/TestAll.java</include>
           </includes>
-          <forkMode>once</forkMode>
           <argLine>${test.opts}</argLine>
           <systemProperties>
             <property>
diff --git a/jackrabbit-webdav/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-webdav/pom.xml
index ce481d129..fede61862 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-webdav/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-webdav/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
           <includes>
             <include>**/*TestAll.java</include>
           </includes>
-          <forkMode>once</forkMode>
           <argLine>${test.opts}</argLine>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>