diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a1c9c3be..944362f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,15 +131,11 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
       <version>3.1.1</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-reporting-exec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.0</version>
       <exclusions>
+        <!-- we only need one interface MavenReport -->
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
+          <groupId>*</groupId>
+          <artifactId>*</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java
index 516961e2..dc3cbe3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.apache.maven.lifecycle.mapping.LifecycleMapping;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Plugin;
 import org.apache.maven.model.building.ModelBuildingRequest;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MavenPluginManager;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.reporting.MavenReport;
-import org.apache.maven.reporting.exec.MavenPluginManagerHelper;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.utils.logging.MessageUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.tools.plugin.generator.GeneratorUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.tools.plugin.util.PluginUtils;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class DescribeMojo extends AbstractHelpMojo {
      * Component used to get a plugin descriptor from a given plugin.
      */
     @Component
-    private MavenPluginManagerHelper pluginManager;
+    protected MavenPluginManager pluginManager;
 
     /**
      * Component used to get a plugin by its prefix and get mojo descriptors.
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ private PluginDescriptor lookupPluginDescriptor(PluginInfo pi) throws MojoExecut
         }
 
         try {
-            return pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor(forLookup, session);
+            return pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor(
+                    forLookup, project.getRemotePluginRepositories(), session.getRepositorySession());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new MojoExecutionException(
                     "Error retrieving plugin descriptor for:" + LS + LS + "groupId: '"
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojoTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojoTest.java
index 0d2c140a..ce210f18 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojoTest.java
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugins.help;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.util.Collections;
 
 import org.apache.maven.execution.MavenSession;
 import org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoDescriptorCreator;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Plugin;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MavenPluginManager;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.MojoDescriptor;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.PluginDescriptor;
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.version.PluginVersionResult;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.help.DescribeMojo.PluginInfo;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
-import org.apache.maven.reporting.exec.MavenPluginManagerHelper;
+import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
 
@@ -196,14 +198,19 @@ public void testLookupPluginDescriptorPrefixWithVersion() throws Throwable {
 
         MojoDescriptorCreator mojoDescriptorCreator = mock(MojoDescriptorCreator.class);
         PluginVersionResolver pluginVersionResolver = mock(PluginVersionResolver.class);
-        MavenPluginManagerHelper pluginManager = mock(MavenPluginManagerHelper.class);
+        MavenPluginManager pluginManager = mock(MavenPluginManager.class);
         MavenSession session = mock(MavenSession.class);
+        when(session.getRepositorySession()).thenReturn(mock(RepositorySystemSession.class));
         writeDeclaredField(mojo, "mojoDescriptorCreator", mojoDescriptorCreator, true);
         writeDeclaredField(mojo, "pluginVersionResolver", pluginVersionResolver, true);
         writeDeclaredField(mojo, "pluginManager", pluginManager, true);
         writeField(mojo, "session", session, true);
+        MavenProject mavenProject = new MavenProject();
+        mavenProject.setPluginArtifactRepositories(Collections.emptyList());
+        writeField(mojo, "project", mavenProject, true);
         when(mojoDescriptorCreator.findPluginForPrefix("help", session)).thenReturn(plugin);
-        when(pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor(any(Plugin.class), eq(session))).thenReturn(pd);
+        when(pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor(any(Plugin.class), anyList(), any()))
+                .thenReturn(pd);
 
         PluginDescriptor returned = (PluginDescriptor) invokeMethod(mojo, true, "lookupPluginDescriptor", pi);
 
@@ -212,7 +219,7 @@ public void testLookupPluginDescriptorPrefixWithVersion() throws Throwable {
         verify(mojoDescriptorCreator).findPluginForPrefix("help", session);
         verify(pluginVersionResolver, never()).resolve(any(PluginVersionRequest.class));
         ArgumentCaptor<Plugin> argument = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Plugin.class);
-        verify(pluginManager).getPluginDescriptor(argument.capture(), eq(session));
+        verify(pluginManager).getPluginDescriptor(argument.capture(), anyList(), any());
         Plugin capturedPlugin = argument.getValue();
         assertEquals("org.test", capturedPlugin.getGroupId());
         assertEquals("test", capturedPlugin.getArtifactId());
@@ -234,18 +241,22 @@ public void testLookupPluginDescriptorPrefixWithoutVersion() throws Throwable {
 
         MojoDescriptorCreator mojoDescriptorCreator = mock(MojoDescriptorCreator.class);
         PluginVersionResolver pluginVersionResolver = mock(PluginVersionResolver.class);
-        MavenPluginManagerHelper pluginManager = mock(MavenPluginManagerHelper.class);
+        MavenPluginManager pluginManager = mock(MavenPluginManager.class);
         PluginVersionResult versionResult = mock(PluginVersionResult.class);
         MavenSession session = mock(MavenSession.class);
+        when(session.getRepositorySession()).thenReturn(mock(RepositorySystemSession.class));
         writeDeclaredField(mojo, "mojoDescriptorCreator", mojoDescriptorCreator, true);
         writeDeclaredField(mojo, "pluginVersionResolver", pluginVersionResolver, true);
         writeDeclaredField(mojo, "pluginManager", pluginManager, true);
         writeField(mojo, "session", session, true);
-        writeField(mojo, "project", new MavenProject(), true);
+        MavenProject mavenProject = new MavenProject();
+        mavenProject.setPluginArtifactRepositories(Collections.emptyList());
+        writeField(mojo, "project", mavenProject, true);
         when(mojoDescriptorCreator.findPluginForPrefix("help", session)).thenReturn(plugin);
         when(pluginVersionResolver.resolve(any(PluginVersionRequest.class))).thenReturn(versionResult);
         when(versionResult.getVersion()).thenReturn("1.0");
-        when(pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor(any(Plugin.class), eq(session))).thenReturn(pd);
+        when(pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor(any(Plugin.class), anyList(), any()))
+                .thenReturn(pd);
 
         PluginDescriptor returned = (PluginDescriptor) invokeMethod(mojo, true, "lookupPluginDescriptor", pi);
         assertEquals(pd, returned);
@@ -256,7 +267,7 @@ public void testLookupPluginDescriptorPrefixWithoutVersion() throws Throwable {
         assertEquals("org.test", versionArgument.getValue().getGroupId());
         assertEquals("test", versionArgument.getValue().getArtifactId());
         ArgumentCaptor<Plugin> argument = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Plugin.class);
-        verify(pluginManager).getPluginDescriptor(argument.capture(), eq(session));
+        verify(pluginManager).getPluginDescriptor(argument.capture(), anyList(), any());
         Plugin capturedPlugin = argument.getValue();
         assertEquals("org.test", capturedPlugin.getGroupId());
         assertEquals("test", capturedPlugin.getArtifactId());
@@ -276,13 +287,18 @@ public void testLookupPluginDescriptorGAV() throws Throwable {
 
         MojoDescriptorCreator mojoDescriptorCreator = mock(MojoDescriptorCreator.class);
         PluginVersionResolver pluginVersionResolver = mock(PluginVersionResolver.class);
-        MavenPluginManagerHelper pluginManager = mock(MavenPluginManagerHelper.class);
+        MavenPluginManager pluginManager = mock(MavenPluginManager.class);
         MavenSession session = mock(MavenSession.class);
+        when(session.getRepositorySession()).thenReturn(mock(RepositorySystemSession.class));
         writeDeclaredField(mojo, "mojoDescriptorCreator", mojoDescriptorCreator, true);
         writeDeclaredField(mojo, "pluginVersionResolver", pluginVersionResolver, true);
         writeDeclaredField(mojo, "pluginManager", pluginManager, true);
         writeField(mojo, "session", session, true);
-        when(pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor(any(Plugin.class), eq(session))).thenReturn(pd);
+        MavenProject mavenProject = new MavenProject();
+        mavenProject.setPluginArtifactRepositories(Collections.emptyList());
+        writeField(mojo, "project", mavenProject, true);
+        when(pluginManager.getPluginDescriptor(any(Plugin.class), anyList(), any()))
+                .thenReturn(pd);
 
         PluginDescriptor returned = (PluginDescriptor) invokeMethod(mojo, true, "lookupPluginDescriptor", pi);
 
@@ -291,7 +307,7 @@ public void testLookupPluginDescriptorGAV() throws Throwable {
         verify(mojoDescriptorCreator, never()).findPluginForPrefix(any(String.class), any(MavenSession.class));
         verify(pluginVersionResolver, never()).resolve(any(PluginVersionRequest.class));
         ArgumentCaptor<Plugin> argument = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Plugin.class);
-        verify(pluginManager).getPluginDescriptor(argument.capture(), eq(session));
+        verify(pluginManager).getPluginDescriptor(argument.capture(), anyList(), any());
         Plugin capturedPlugin = argument.getValue();
         assertEquals("org.test", capturedPlugin.getGroupId());
         assertEquals("test", capturedPlugin.getArtifactId());