diff --git a/ksql-engine/pom.xml b/ksql-engine/pom.xml
index 3685ebae46af..59f53622d9b6 100644
--- a/ksql-engine/pom.xml
+++ b/ksql-engine/pom.xml
@@ -140,39 +140,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>compile</id>
-                        <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>compile</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <compilerArgs>
-                                <arg>-Xlint:all,-options,-path</arg>
-                                <arg>-parameters</arg>
-                                <arg>-Werror</arg>
-                            </compilerArgs>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>test-compile</id>
-                        <phase>process-test-sources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>testCompile</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <compilerArgs>
-                                <arg>-Xlint:all,-options,-path</arg>
-                                <arg>-parameters</arg>
-                            </compilerArgs>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
                 <artifactId>antlr4-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/ksql-version-metrics-client/pom.xml b/ksql-version-metrics-client/pom.xml
index ba82bcaf26a0..d696bd39a7b5 100644
--- a/ksql-version-metrics-client/pom.xml
+++ b/ksql-version-metrics-client/pom.xml
@@ -94,33 +94,12 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>compile</id>
-                        <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>compile</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <compilerArgs>
-                                <arg>-Xlint:all,-options,-path,-unchecked</arg>
-                                <arg>-Werror</arg>
-                            </compilerArgs>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>test-compile</id>
-                        <phase>process-test-sources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>testCompile</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <compilerArgs>
-                                <arg>-Xlint:all,-options,-path,-unchecked</arg>
-                            </compilerArgs>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <arg>-Xlint:all,-options,-path,-unchecked</arg>
+                        <arg>-Werror</arg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 22c6d028b5b2..d7cd1628ea49 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -317,34 +317,12 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>compile</id>
-                        <phase>process-sources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>compile</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <compilerArgs>
-                                <arg>-Xlint:all,-options,-path</arg>
-                                <arg>-parameters</arg>
-                                <arg>-Werror</arg>
-                            </compilerArgs>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>test-compile</id>
-                        <phase>process-test-sources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>compile</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <compilerArgs>
-                                <arg>-Xlint:all,-options,-path</arg>
-                            </compilerArgs>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <arg>-Xlint:all,-options,-path</arg>
+                        <arg>-Werror</arg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>