diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index a5949779f4a01..2195d83151a43 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -673,11 +673,6 @@
                     <artifactId>smallrye-certificate-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${smallrye-certificate-generator.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.44.4</version>
-                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
     </build>
@@ -723,92 +718,7 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>validate</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>check-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>check</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
 
-        <profile>
-            <id>format-kotlin</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>!no-format</name>
-                </property>
-                <file>
-                    <exists>src/main/kotlin</exists>
-                </file>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>format-kotlin</id>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>apply</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-
-                        <configuration>
-                            <kotlin>
-                                <ktfmt>
-                                    <style>KOTLINLANG</style>
-                                    <!-- optional, other options are DEFAULT, DROPBOX, GOOGLE and KOTLINLANG -->
-                                </ktfmt>
-
-                                <!--
-                                    <ktfmt>
-                                        <style>DEFAULT</style> &lt;!&ndash; optional, other options are DEFAULT, DROPBOX, GOOGLE and KOTLINLANG &ndash;&gt;
-                                    </ktfmt>
-                                -->
-
-                            </kotlin>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>dokka</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/extensions/websockets-next/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/websockets-next/deployment/pom.xml
index d8e04df3c1ca5..3b93c2d5b737f 100644
--- a/extensions/websockets-next/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/websockets-next/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@
             <properties>
                 <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
                 <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
-                <!-- javaparser 3.25.10 used by impsort-maven-plugin does not define the "language level" for 21 -->
-                <!--maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release-->
+                <maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
             </properties>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml b/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
index 410afac90e806..9f300ce55e72b 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
@@ -316,86 +316,6 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>format</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>!no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>format</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sort-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sort</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>validate</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>check-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>check</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
index b67d5cb2cb1d8..99e147a217ddb 100644
--- a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
@@ -228,85 +228,5 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>format</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>!no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>format</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sort-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sort</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>validate</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>check-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>check</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml b/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml
index 3d1a381bbd198..d11b0c772cdfd 100644
--- a/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml
@@ -162,85 +162,5 @@
                 <invoker.skip>true</invoker.skip>   <!-- maven-invoker-plugin -->
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>format</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>!no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>format</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sort-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sort</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>validate</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>check-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>check</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index fff7ce2423126..2f40e9133ba36 100644
--- a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -444,85 +444,5 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>format</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>!no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>format</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sort-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sort</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>validate</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>check-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>check</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/independent-projects/junit5-virtual-threads/pom.xml b/independent-projects/junit5-virtual-threads/pom.xml
index df3fe91a9af04..b8ab621cf736b 100644
--- a/independent-projects/junit5-virtual-threads/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/junit5-virtual-threads/pom.xml
@@ -207,86 +207,6 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>format</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>!no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>format</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sort-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sort</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>validate</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>check-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>check</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml b/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml
index edab08578b05d..4f7b39788aa8c 100644
--- a/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml
@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@
         <version.deploy.plugin>3.1.4</version.deploy.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.5.0</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.exec.plugin>3.5.1</version.exec.plugin>
-        <version.formatter.plugin>2.26.0</version.formatter.plugin>
         <version.gpg.plugin>3.2.7</version.gpg.plugin>
-        <version.impsort.plugin>1.12.0</version.impsort.plugin>
         <version.install.plugin>3.1.4</version.install.plugin>
         <version.javadoc.plugin>3.11.2</version.javadoc.plugin>
         <version.jar.plugin>3.4.2</version.jar.plugin>
         <version.plugin.plugin>3.15.1</version.plugin.plugin>
         <version.release.plugin>3.1.1</version.release.plugin>
         <version.resources.plugin>3.3.1</version.resources.plugin>
+        <version.spotless.plugin>2.44.5</version.spotless.plugin>
         <!-- Do not update for now as it is causing test issues in integration-tests/devmode
         java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/salesforce/jprotoc/Generator -->
         <version.shade.plugin>3.2.1</version.shade.plugin>
@@ -362,35 +361,51 @@
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
-                    <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${version.formatter.plugin}</version>
-                    <dependencies>
-                        <dependency>
-                            <artifactId>quarkus-ide-config</artifactId>
-                            <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
-                            <version>${project.version}</version>
-                        </dependency>
-                    </dependencies>
+                    <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${version.spotless.plugin}</version>
                     <configuration>
-                        <!-- store outside of target to speed up formatting when mvn clean is used -->
-                        <cachedir>.cache/formatter-maven-plugin-${version.formatter.plugin}</cachedir>
-                        <configFile>eclipse-format.xml</configFile>
-                        <lineEnding>LF</lineEnding>
+                        <formats>
+                            <format>
+                                <trimTrailingWhitespace/>
+                                 <endWithNewline/>
+                                <indent>
+                                    <spaces>true</spaces>
+                                    <spacesPerTab>2</spacesPerTab>
+                                </indent>
+                                <includes>
+                                    <include>.gitignore</include>
+                                </includes>
+                                <excludes>
+                                    <exclude>**gradlew**</exclude>
+                                    <exclude>**mvnw**</exclude>
+                                    <exclude>extensions/panache/**/pom.xml</exclude>
+                                    <exclude>test-framework/junit5/pom.xml</exclude>
+                                    <exclude>test-framework/security/pom.xml</exclude>
+                                </excludes>
+                            </format>
+                        </formats>
+                        <java>
+                            <eclipse>
+                                <file>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/independent-projects/ide-config/src/main/resources/eclipse-format.xml</file>
+                            </eclipse>
+                            <importOrder>
+                                <file>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/independent-projects/ide-config/src/main/resources/eclipse.importorder</file>
+                            </importOrder>
+                            <removeUnusedImports />
+                            <excludes>
+                                <!-- https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2491 -->
+                                <exclude>**/src/main/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/deployment/ClientContextResolverHandler.java</exclude>
+                                <exclude>**/src/main/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/deployment/ClientExceptionMapperHandler.java</exclude>
+                                <exclude>**/src/main/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/deployment/ClientRedirectHandler.java</exclude>
+                            </excludes>
+                        </java>
                         <skip>${format.skip}</skip>
-                    </configuration>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${version.impsort.plugin}</version>
-                    <configuration>
-                        <!-- store outside of target to speed up formatting when mvn clean is used -->
-                        <cachedir>.cache/impsort-maven-plugin-${version.impsort.plugin}</cachedir>
-                        <groups>java.,javax.,jakarta.,org.,com.</groups>
-                        <staticGroups>*</staticGroups>
-                        <skip>${format.skip}</skip>
-                        <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
+                        <kotlin>
+                            <ktfmt>
+                                <style>KOTLINLANG</style>
+                            </ktfmt>
+                        </kotlin>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
@@ -623,5 +638,57 @@
                 </pluginManagement>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>format</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+                <property>
+                    <name>!no-format</name>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>apply</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>apply</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>validate</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+                <property>
+                    <name>no-format</name>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>check</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>check</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/independent-projects/qute/pom.xml b/independent-projects/qute/pom.xml
index 6ae14611f928b..3b57ad9150318 100644
--- a/independent-projects/qute/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/qute/pom.xml
@@ -219,86 +219,6 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>format</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>!no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>format</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sort-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sort</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>validate</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>check-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>check</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
index 4bed3527582ed..3ef49042ca8c6 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -615,46 +615,6 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>validate</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>check-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>check</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
index 70b8a7a32068b..0bd72f2ac2aab 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
@@ -295,85 +295,5 @@
                 <format.skip>true</format.skip>
             </properties>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>format</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>!no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>format</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sort-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sort</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>validate</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-                <property>
-                    <name>no-format</name>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>validate</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>check-imports</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>check</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>