diff --git a/examples/camel-example-main-artemis/pom.xml b/examples/camel-example-main-artemis/pom.xml
index 0e110e0..89a93bb 100644
--- a/examples/camel-example-main-artemis/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/camel-example-main-artemis/pom.xml
@@ -99,17 +99,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <!-- Allows the example to be run via 'mvn camel:run' -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-                <artifactId>camel-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${camel.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <logClasspath>true</logClasspath>
-                    <mainClass>org.apache.camel.example.MyApplication</mainClass>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!-- Run 'mvn camel-main:generate' -->
             <!-- generate autowire.properties file that can automatic detect resources
                  from the classpath to make convention over configuration for Camel components -->
@@ -127,7 +116,6 @@
                     <!-- <mappings>javax.jms.ConnectionFactory=#class:org.springframework.jms.connection.CachingConnectionFactory</mappings> -->
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/examples/camel-example-main-tiny/pom.xml b/examples/camel-example-main-tiny/pom.xml
index 6aa429c..cbb5267 100644
--- a/examples/camel-example-main-tiny/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/camel-example-main-tiny/pom.xml
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${log4j2-version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
             <version>${logback-version}</version>
@@ -98,17 +93,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <!-- Allows the example to be run via 'mvn camel:run' -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-                <artifactId>camel-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${camel.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <logClasspath>true</logClasspath>
-                    <mainClass>org.apache.camel.example.MyApplication</mainClass>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!-- Run 'mvn camel-main:generate' -->
             <!-- generate autowire.properties file that can automatic detect resources
                  from the classpath to make convention over configuration for Camel components -->
@@ -120,7 +104,6 @@
                     <logClasspath>false</logClasspath>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/examples/camel-example-main-xml/pom.xml b/examples/camel-example-main-xml/pom.xml
index 2a19c7b..7552466 100644
--- a/examples/camel-example-main-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/camel-example-main-xml/pom.xml
@@ -97,17 +97,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <!-- Allows the example to be run via 'mvn camel:run' -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-                <artifactId>camel-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${camel.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <logClasspath>true</logClasspath>
-                    <mainClass>org.apache.camel.example.MyApplication</mainClass>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!-- Run 'mvn camel-main:generate' -->
             <!-- generate autowire.properties file that can automatic detect resources
                  from the classpath to make convention over configuration for Camel components -->
@@ -119,7 +108,6 @@
                     <logClasspath>false</logClasspath>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/examples/camel-example-main/pom.xml b/examples/camel-example-main/pom.xml
index fb442f3..6aa3bec 100644
--- a/examples/camel-example-main/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/camel-example-main/pom.xml
@@ -86,17 +86,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <!-- Allows the example to be run via 'mvn camel:run' -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
-                <artifactId>camel-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${camel.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <logClasspath>true</logClasspath>
-                    <mainClass>org.apache.camel.example.MyApplication</mainClass>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!-- Run 'mvn camel-main:generate' -->
             <!-- generate autowire.properties file that can automatic detect resources
                  from the classpath to make convention over configuration for Camel components -->
@@ -108,7 +97,6 @@
                     <logClasspath>false</logClasspath>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-
         </plugins>
     </build>