diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
index c06b56879..2b92a82ba 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
@@ -48,13 +48,23 @@
       <version>4.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant-antunit</artifactId>
       <version>1.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
+          <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
+          <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
   <build>
     <filters>
       <filter>../../../../target/ant/.build.timestamp.properties</filter>
@@ -153,8 +163,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <omitBasedir>true</omitBasedir>
           <systemProperties>
+            <basedir>../../../..</basedir>
             <property>
               <name>ant.home</name>
               <value>${env.ANT_HOME}</value>
@@ -171,10 +181,6 @@
               <name>offline</name>
               <value>true</value>
             </property>
-            <property>
-              <name>root</name>
-              <value>../../../..</value>
-            </property>
           </systemProperties>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
index 5d48b1a6e..f87a7c67e 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
   Please contact us if you are not satisfied with the data contained in this POM.
   URL : http://ant.apache.org
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
-xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>