diff --git a/bagel/pom.xml b/bagel/pom.xml
index 723dedfb78319..93db0d5efda5f 100644
--- a/bagel/pom.xml
+++ b/bagel/pom.xml
@@ -59,34 +59,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/external/flume-sink/pom.xml b/external/flume-sink/pom.xml
index 57f9bf922177b..ac291bd4fde20 100644
--- a/external/flume-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/external/flume-sink/pom.xml
@@ -91,34 +91,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/external/flume/pom.xml b/external/flume/pom.xml
index 7abfcca19e2f6..7d31e32283d88 100644
--- a/external/flume/pom.xml
+++ b/external/flume/pom.xml
@@ -92,34 +92,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/external/kafka/pom.xml b/external/kafka/pom.xml
index 320053ab2db16..2067c473f0e3f 100644
--- a/external/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/external/kafka/pom.xml
@@ -105,34 +105,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/external/mqtt/pom.xml b/external/mqtt/pom.xml
index 6dc62234f9157..371f1f1e9d39a 100644
--- a/external/mqtt/pom.xml
+++ b/external/mqtt/pom.xml
@@ -82,34 +82,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/external/twitter/pom.xml b/external/twitter/pom.xml
index 8a0bf887a5e3c..1d7dd49d15c22 100644
--- a/external/twitter/pom.xml
+++ b/external/twitter/pom.xml
@@ -77,34 +77,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/external/zeromq/pom.xml b/external/zeromq/pom.xml
index bb024b44d6c62..7e48968feb3bc 100644
--- a/external/zeromq/pom.xml
+++ b/external/zeromq/pom.xml
@@ -77,34 +77,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/graphx/pom.xml b/graphx/pom.xml
index ba4d69b7a2c77..3f49b1d63b6e1 100644
--- a/graphx/pom.xml
+++ b/graphx/pom.xml
@@ -64,34 +64,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/mllib/pom.xml b/mllib/pom.xml
index b5c82aedcd87e..696e9396f627c 100644
--- a/mllib/pom.xml
+++ b/mllib/pom.xml
@@ -116,34 +116,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93f417533cc30..a745e6e650c9c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -249,15 +249,16 @@
     </pluginRepository>
   </pluginRepositories>
   <!-- 
-       This dependency is required by core, and it is added here as well. 
-       So that we can later shade it across the sub-projects. This is required to 
-       generate effective poms. And have no other real purpose. It is supposed to be 
+       This dependency is not required, and it is added - so that we can 
+       later shade it across the sub-projects. This is required to generate 
+       effective poms. And have no other real purpose. It is supposed to be 
        harmless if not usefull.
   -->
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jetty-util</artifactId>
+      <groupId>aelfred</groupId>
+      <artifactId>aelfred</artifactId>
+      <version>1.2</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -1003,6 +1004,34 @@
     </pluginManagement>
 
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <phase>package</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>shade</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
+              <artifactSet>
+                <includes>
+                  <include>aelfred:aelfred</include>
+                </includes>
+              </artifactSet>
+              <filters>
+                <filter>
+                  <artifact>aelfred:aelfred</artifact>
+                  <includes>
+                    <include>Inexistent/So/It/Shades/Nothing</include>
+                  </includes>
+                </filter>
+              </filters>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/pom.xml b/sql/catalyst/pom.xml
index f71e8432d6673..0d756f873e486 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/catalyst/pom.xml
@@ -69,34 +69,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/sql/core/pom.xml b/sql/core/pom.xml
index 79cde09d5c2f6..bd110218d34f7 100644
--- a/sql/core/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/core/pom.xml
@@ -88,34 +88,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/sql/hive/pom.xml b/sql/hive/pom.xml
index 6d6e85203ce85..9d7a02bf7b0b7 100644
--- a/sql/hive/pom.xml
+++ b/sql/hive/pom.xml
@@ -150,34 +150,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>      
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/streaming/pom.xml b/streaming/pom.xml
index dc57cd0c878c4..12f900c91eb98 100644
--- a/streaming/pom.xml
+++ b/streaming/pom.xml
@@ -73,34 +73,6 @@
     <outputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/classes</outputDirectory>
     <testOutputDirectory>target/scala-${scala.binary.version}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-util</artifact>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>org/eclipse/jetty/util/Utf8StringBuilder*</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>