diff --git a/hbase-asyncfs/pom.xml b/hbase-asyncfs/pom.xml
index e8308d5a3617..83df649bf2ba 100644
--- a/hbase-asyncfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-asyncfs/pom.xml
@@ -132,11 +132,6 @@
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <!--Make it so assembly:single does nothing in here-->
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml b/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml
index 7a5ee669e9ee..b32925ee07b2 100644
--- a/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-
+      <plugin>
+        <!--Disable source plugin as this module does not contain source files -->
+        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <skipSource>true</skipSource>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-client/pom.xml b/hbase-client/pom.xml
index bf837a7a026e..35692b105980 100644
--- a/hbase-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-client/pom.xml
@@ -209,11 +209,6 @@
           <skipAssembly>true</skipAssembly>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
         <artifactId>warbucks-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml b/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml
index 14c5a5e72612..bdcbc58789ac 100644
--- a/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-endpoint/pom.xml
@@ -223,11 +223,6 @@
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <!--Make it so assembly:single does nothing in here-->
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-examples/pom.xml b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
index 30e00a8c8f57..b6e85f09a9bf 100644
--- a/hbase-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-examples/pom.xml
@@ -203,11 +203,6 @@
           <groups>${surefire.firstPartGroups}</groups>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.xolstice.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml b/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml
index aa2d77d06f40..c6fd0fd578a0 100644
--- a/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-external-blockcache/pom.xml
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml b/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
index de2750ddfebf..784be78330bc 100644
--- a/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
@@ -110,11 +110,6 @@
           <skipAssembly>true</skipAssembly>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
         <artifactId>warbucks-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-hbtop/pom.xml b/hbase-hbtop/pom.xml
index 90150da15a12..370b17074f7f 100644
--- a/hbase-hbtop/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-hbtop/pom.xml
@@ -96,13 +96,4 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/hbase-it/pom.xml b/hbase-it/pom.xml
index 77596277026c..cf1232f71125 100644
--- a/hbase-it/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-it/pom.xml
@@ -213,11 +213,6 @@
     </testResources>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
-        <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <!--Make it so assembly:single does nothing in here-->
           <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-logging/pom.xml b/hbase-logging/pom.xml
index ccd3802ce757..694cfd730dfe 100644
--- a/hbase-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-logging/pom.xml
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@
           <skipAssembly>true</skipAssembly>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
         <artifactId>warbucks-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-mapreduce/pom.xml b/hbase-mapreduce/pom.xml
index 3043914121c3..1b71f6c5daf8 100644
--- a/hbase-mapreduce/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-mapreduce/pom.xml
@@ -264,11 +264,6 @@
           </archive>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
         <artifactId>warbucks-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-metrics-api/pom.xml b/hbase-metrics-api/pom.xml
index 0d2ac1bf2c18..8e1af5034dab 100644
--- a/hbase-metrics-api/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-metrics-api/pom.xml
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <!--Make it so assembly:single does nothing in here-->
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-metrics/pom.xml b/hbase-metrics/pom.xml
index 7c7df75d9a32..970369e875b9 100644
--- a/hbase-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -121,11 +121,6 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <!--Make it so assembly:single does nothing in here-->
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-procedure/pom.xml b/hbase-procedure/pom.xml
index f99782576c4f..72057f115555 100644
--- a/hbase-procedure/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-procedure/pom.xml
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <!--Make it so assembly:single does nothing in here-->
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml b/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
index ff349def3925..b607d051dc85 100644
--- a/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <!--Make it so assembly:single does nothing in here-->
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-replication/pom.xml b/hbase-replication/pom.xml
index da0b6cedf0b1..0a82393327b2 100644
--- a/hbase-replication/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-replication/pom.xml
@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@
           <skipAssembly>true</skipAssembly>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
         <artifactId>warbucks-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-rest/pom.xml b/hbase-rest/pom.xml
index 0fe6c145d574..d276048dd610 100644
--- a/hbase-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-rest/pom.xml
@@ -293,11 +293,6 @@
           <skipAssembly>true</skipAssembly>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <!-- General ant tasks, bound to different build phases -->
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-shaded/pom.xml b/hbase-shaded/pom.xml
index 0f1bd5c81478..0bdf4a1223e5 100644
--- a/hbase-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@
             <skipAssembly>true</skipAssembly>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <!--Disable source plugin for shaded modules-->
+          <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <skipSource>true</skipSource>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/hbase-shell/pom.xml b/hbase-shell/pom.xml
index 656ab249026d..85e735660dea 100644
--- a/hbase-shell/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-shell/pom.xml
@@ -155,11 +155,6 @@
           </archive>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <!-- General plugins -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
diff --git a/hbase-thrift/pom.xml b/hbase-thrift/pom.xml
index a8a71bf8b09e..0052b351083d 100644
--- a/hbase-thrift/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-thrift/pom.xml
@@ -257,11 +257,6 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
         <artifactId>warbucks-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4cdf0fd66e57..489a8830aee1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2343,6 +2343,11 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <!-- Make a jar and put the sources in the jar -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
       <!-- parent-module only plugins -->
       <!-- Special configuration for spotbugs just in the parent so
       the filter file location can be more general (see definition in pluginManagement) -->