diff --git a/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/it/settings.xml b/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/it/settings.xml
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index e1e0ace341b..00000000000
--- a/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/it/settings.xml
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@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<settings>
-	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>it-repo</id>
-			<activation>
-				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-			</activation>
-			<repositories>
-				<repository>
-					<id>local.central</id>
-					<url>@localRepositoryUrl@</url>
-					<releases>
-						<enabled>true</enabled>
-					</releases>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>true</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-				</repository>
-			</repositories>
-			<pluginRepositories>
-				<pluginRepository>
-					<id>local.central</id>
-					<url>@localRepositoryUrl@</url>
-					<releases>
-						<enabled>true</enabled>
-					</releases>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>true</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-				</pluginRepository>
-			</pluginRepositories>
-		</profile>
-	</profiles>
-</settings>