diff --git a/build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/build.gradle b/build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/build.gradle
index 79e6d7c1ba3..4cb02fc1766 100644
--- a/build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -107,18 +107,12 @@ tasks.named("checkCompileClasspathForProhibitedDependencies") {
 	permittedGroups = ["javax.inject"]
 }
 
-tasks.register("copySettingsXml", Copy) {
-	from file("src/intTest/projects/settings.xml")
-	into layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated-resources/settings")
-	filter(springRepositoryTransformers.mavenSettings())
-}
-
 sourceSets {
 	main {
 		output.dir(layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated/resources/xsd"), builtBy: "xsdResources")
 	}
 	intTest {
-		output.dir(layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated-resources"), builtBy: ["extractVersionProperties", "copySettingsXml"])
+		output.dir(layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated-resources"), builtBy: ["extractVersionProperties"])
 	}
 	dockerTest {
 		output.dir(layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated-resources"), builtBy: "extractVersionProperties")
diff --git a/build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/MavenBuild.java b/build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/MavenBuild.java
index d2ecefe0050..0a781e72ce3 100644
--- a/build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/MavenBuild.java
+++ b/build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/intTest/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/MavenBuild.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class MavenBuild {
 				}
 
 			});
-			String settingsXml = Files.readString(Paths.get("build", "generated-resources", "settings", "settings.xml"))
+			String settingsXml = Files.readString(Paths.get("src", "intTest", "projects", "settings.xml"))
 				.replace("@localCentralUrl@", new File("build/test-maven-repository").toURI().toURL().toString())
 				.replace("@localRepositoryPath@", new File("build/local-maven-repository").getAbsolutePath());
 			Files.writeString(destination.resolve("settings.xml"), settingsXml, StandardOpenOption.CREATE_NEW);
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/RepositoryTransformersExtension.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/RepositoryTransformersExtension.java
index 74772a8ef44..3ec3ee08ab7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/RepositoryTransformersExtension.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/RepositoryTransformersExtension.java
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public class RepositoryTransformersExtension {
 
 	private static final String REPOSITORIES_MARKER = "{spring.mavenRepositories}";
 
-	private static final String PLUGIN_REPOSITORIES_MARKER = "{spring.mavenPluginRepositories}";
-
 	private final Project project;
 
 	@Inject
@@ -80,20 +78,6 @@ public class RepositoryTransformersExtension {
 		return line;
 	}
 
-	public Transformer<String, String> mavenSettings() {
-		return this::transformMavenSettings;
-	}
-
-	private String transformMavenSettings(String line) {
-		if (line.contains(REPOSITORIES_MARKER)) {
-			return transformMavenRepositories(line, false);
-		}
-		if (line.contains(PLUGIN_REPOSITORIES_MARKER)) {
-			return transformMavenRepositories(line, true);
-		}
-		return line;
-	}
-
 	private String transformMavenRepositories(String line, boolean pluginRepository) {
 		return transform(line, (repository, indent) -> mavenRepositoryXml(indent, repository, pluginRepository));
 	}