Removing Xalan as it is no longer required to run the tests
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce3d749..621cfd4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
         <tomcat7.version>7.0.70</tomcat7.version>
         <tomcat8.version>8.0.36</tomcat8.version>
         <wss4j.version>2.1.7</wss4j.version>
-        <xalan.version>2.7.2</xalan.version>
 
         <tomcat.url>http://localhost:8080/manager/text</tomcat.url>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/systests/federation/oidc/pom.xml b/systests/federation/oidc/pom.xml
index 0ce2ceb..ae454b2 100644
--- a/systests/federation/oidc/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/federation/oidc/pom.xml
@@ -185,23 +185,6 @@
                             <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/systests/federation/samlsso/pom.xml b/systests/federation/samlsso/pom.xml
index 18b4ee0..7bcc5b7 100644
--- a/systests/federation/samlsso/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/federation/samlsso/pom.xml
@@ -210,23 +210,6 @@
                             <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/systests/federation/wsfed/pom.xml b/systests/federation/wsfed/pom.xml
index ef9a086..6db60b0 100644
--- a/systests/federation/wsfed/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/federation/wsfed/pom.xml
@@ -193,23 +193,6 @@
                             <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/systests/idp/pom.xml b/systests/idp/pom.xml
index fa76841..c0a5f32 100644
--- a/systests/idp/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/idp/pom.xml
@@ -152,23 +152,6 @@
                             <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/systests/kerberos/pom.xml b/systests/kerberos/pom.xml
index f595640..cb8c40f 100644
--- a/systests/kerberos/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/kerberos/pom.xml
@@ -265,23 +265,6 @@
                             <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/systests/oidc/pom.xml b/systests/oidc/pom.xml
index 57f3e69..3cee69d 100644
--- a/systests/oidc/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/oidc/pom.xml
@@ -191,23 +191,6 @@
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
                         <id>copy-extra-jars-to-oidc</id>
                         <phase>package</phase>
                         <goals>
diff --git a/systests/samlsso/pom.xml b/systests/samlsso/pom.xml
index e6f6bca..9180456 100644
--- a/systests/samlsso/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/samlsso/pom.xml
@@ -159,23 +159,6 @@
                             <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/systests/tomcat7/pom.xml b/systests/tomcat7/pom.xml
index 9f51f0c..4dcd96e 100644
--- a/systests/tomcat7/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/tomcat7/pom.xml
@@ -177,23 +177,6 @@
                             <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/systests/tomcat8/pom.xml b/systests/tomcat8/pom.xml
index 56027d7..3a0a6c0 100644
--- a/systests/tomcat8/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/tomcat8/pom.xml
@@ -177,23 +177,6 @@
                             <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/systests/websphere/pom.xml b/systests/websphere/pom.xml
index 87afebd..9b76a4f 100644
--- a/systests/websphere/pom.xml
+++ b/systests/websphere/pom.xml
@@ -201,23 +201,6 @@
                             <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-xalan-to-idp</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${xalan.version}</version>
-                                    <outputDirectory>target/tomcat/idp/webapps/fediz-idp/WEB-INF/lib</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>