diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 978fc3af8..941dfc24b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -215,12 +215,6 @@ under the License.
       <version>3.3.4</version>
     </dependency>
 
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.0</version>
-    </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/DisplayAncestorsMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/DisplayAncestorsMojo.java
index e85c0388c..248bef790 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/DisplayAncestorsMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/DisplayAncestorsMojo.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (ancestors.isEmpty()) {
             getLog().info("No Ancestor POMs!");
         } else {
-            getLog().info(String.format(Locale.US, "Ancestor POMs: %s", StringUtils.join(ancestors, " <- ")));
+            getLog().info("Ancestor POMs: " + String.join(" <- ", ancestors));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/analyze/AbstractAnalyzeMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/analyze/AbstractAnalyzeMojo.java
index 00186de95..fe6e19c3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/analyze/AbstractAnalyzeMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/analyze/AbstractAnalyzeMojo.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.filter.ArtifactFilter;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.apache.maven.shared.dependency.analyzer.ProjectDependencyAnalysis;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.dependency.analyzer.ProjectDependencyAnalyzer;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.dependency.analyzer.ProjectDependencyAnalyzerException;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.utils.StringUtils;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.PlexusConstants;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.PlexusContainer;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.context.Context;
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@ private void writeDependencyXML(Set<Artifact> artifacts) {
                 writer.endElement();
                 writer.startElement("version");
                 writer.writeText(artifact.getBaseVersion());
-                if (!StringUtils.isBlank(artifact.getClassifier())) {
+                String classifier = artifact.getClassifier();
+                if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(classifier)) {
                     writer.startElement("classifier");
                     writer.writeText(artifact.getClassifier());
                     writer.endElement();
@@ -541,7 +542,6 @@ private void writeScriptableOutput(Set<Artifact> artifacts) {
                 // called because artifact will set the version to -SNAPSHOT only if I do this. MNG-2961
                 artifact.isSnapshot();
 
-                // CHECKSTYLE_OFF: LineLength
                 buf.append(scriptableFlag)
                         .append(":")
                         .append(pomFile)
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ private void writeScriptableOutput(Set<Artifact> artifacts) {
                         .append(":")
                         .append(artifact.getScope())
                         .append(System.lineSeparator());
-                // CHECKSTYLE_ON: LineLength
             }
             getLog().info(System.lineSeparator() + buf);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/ResolveDependencySourcesMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/ResolveDependencySourcesMojo.java
index 63acc3e3a..21e8cce3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/ResolveDependencySourcesMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/ResolveDependencySourcesMojo.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.maven.plugins.dependency.resolvers;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.LifecyclePhase;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
@@ -30,13 +29,11 @@
  * @author <a href="mailto:brianf@apache.org">Brian Fox</a>
  * @since 2.0-alpha2
  */
-// CHECKSTYLE_OFF: LineLength
 @Mojo(
         name = "sources",
         defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.GENERATE_SOURCES,
         requiresDependencyResolution = ResolutionScope.TEST,
         threadSafe = true)
-// CHECKSTYLE_ON: LineLength
 public class ResolveDependencySourcesMojo extends ResolveDependenciesMojo {
 
     private static final String SOURCE_CLASSIFIER = "sources";
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ public class ResolveDependencySourcesMojo extends ResolveDependenciesMojo {
      */
     @Override
     protected void doExecute() throws MojoExecutionException {
-        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(this.classifier)) {
+        if (this.classifier == null || this.classifier.isEmpty()) {
             this.classifier = SOURCE_CLASSIFIER;
         }