diff --git a/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
index d3f45562..36d9132f 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
@@ -43,16 +43,6 @@
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
       <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
-      <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
-      <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
diff --git a/plexus-compiler-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/AbstractCompilerTest.java b/plexus-compiler-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/AbstractCompilerTest.java
index 85374c54..09ab0b6b 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/AbstractCompilerTest.java
+++ b/plexus-compiler-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/compiler/AbstractCompilerTest.java
@@ -34,21 +34,19 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import org.apache.maven.RepositoryUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.DefaultArtifact;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.handler.DefaultArtifactHandler;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.DefaultArtifactRepository;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.layout.ArtifactRepositoryLayout;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.VersionRange;
-import org.apache.maven.properties.internal.SystemProperties;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.building.DefaultSettingsBuilderFactory;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.building.DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuildingRequest;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.testing.PlexusTest;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.StringUtils;
+import org.eclipse.aether.DefaultRepositorySystemSession;
+import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
+import org.eclipse.aether.impl.LocalRepositoryProvider;
+import org.eclipse.aether.repository.LocalRepository;
+import org.eclipse.aether.repository.LocalRepositoryManager;
 import org.hamcrest.io.FileMatchers;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -56,6 +54,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsInAnyOrder;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -72,34 +71,25 @@ public abstract class AbstractCompilerTest {
     private Map<String, Compiler> compilers;
 
     @Inject
-    private ArtifactRepositoryLayout repositoryLayout;
+    private LocalRepositoryProvider localRepositoryProvider;
 
-    private ArtifactRepository localRepository;
+    private LocalRepositoryManager localRepositoryManager;
 
     protected abstract String getRoleHint();
 
     @BeforeEach
     final void setUpLocalRepo() throws Exception {
         String localRepo = System.getProperty("maven.repo.local");
+        assertThat("system property maven.repo.local", localRepo, notNullValue());
 
-        if (localRepo == null) {
-            File settingsFile = new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".m2/settings.xml");
-            if (settingsFile.exists()) {
-                SettingsBuildingRequest request = new DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest();
-                request.setUserSettingsFile(settingsFile);
-                request.setSystemProperties(SystemProperties.getSystemProperties());
-                Settings settings = new DefaultSettingsBuilderFactory()
-                        .newInstance()
-                        .build(request)
-                        .getEffectiveSettings();
-                localRepo = settings.getLocalRepository();
-            }
-        }
-        if (localRepo == null) {
-            localRepo = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.m2/repository";
-        }
+        LocalRepository localRepository = new LocalRepository(localRepo);
+        assertThat(
+                "test prerequisite: local repository path: " + localRepository.getBasedir(),
+                localRepository.getBasedir(),
+                FileMatchers.aReadableFile());
 
-        localRepository = new DefaultArtifactRepository("local", "file://" + localRepo, repositoryLayout);
+        RepositorySystemSession session = new DefaultRepositorySystemSession();
+        localRepositoryManager = localRepositoryProvider.newLocalRepositoryManager(session, localRepository);
     }
 
     protected void setCompilerDebug(boolean flag) {
@@ -338,6 +328,8 @@ protected String getJavaVersion() {
     }
 
     protected File getLocalArtifactPath(Artifact artifact) {
-        return new File(localRepository.getBasedir(), localRepository.pathOf(artifact));
+        return new File(
+                localRepositoryManager.getRepository().getBasedir(),
+                localRepositoryManager.getPathForLocalArtifact(RepositoryUtils.toArtifact(artifact)));
     }
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 13171985..b532a228 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
             <redirectTestOutputToFile>${redirectTestOutputToFile}</redirectTestOutputToFile>
+            <systemPropertyVariables>
+              <maven.repo.local>${settings.localRepository}</maven.repo.local>
+            </systemPropertyVariables>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
@@ -206,36 +209,4 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
-  <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <!--
-      Make sure maven.repo.local is passed through to the tests if set or the tests will fail to resolve artifacts
-      (c.f. SUREFIRE-491).
-      -->
-      <id>maven.repo.local</id>
-      <activation>
-        <property>
-          <name>maven.repo.local</name>
-        </property>
-      </activation>
-      <build>
-        <pluginManagement>
-          <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-              <configuration>
-                <systemProperties combine.children="append">
-                  <property>
-                    <name>maven.repo.local</name>
-                    <value>${maven.repo.local}</value>
-                  </property>
-                </systemProperties>
-              </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-          </plugins>
-        </pluginManagement>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
 </project>