diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/BaseViolationCheckMojo.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/BaseViolationCheckMojo.groovy
index 5a8daca7..a64f7393 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/BaseViolationCheckMojo.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/BaseViolationCheckMojo.groovy
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.LifecyclePhase
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.ResolutionScope
+import org.apache.maven.repository.RepositorySystem
 import org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.artifact.resolve.ArtifactResolver
 import org.codehaus.plexus.resource.ResourceManager
 
-abstract class BaseViolationCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo {
+abstract class BaseViolationCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo implements SpotBugsPluginsTrait {
 
     /** Location where generated html will be created. */
     @Parameter(defaultValue = '${project.reporting.outputDirectory}', required = true)
@@ -104,6 +105,13 @@ abstract class BaseViolationCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Parameter(property = 'plugin.artifacts', readonly = true, required = true)
     List pluginArtifacts
 
+    /**
+     * List of Remote Repositories used by the resolver.
+     *
+     */
+    @Parameter(property = "project.remoteArtifactRepositories", required = true, readonly = true)
+    List remoteRepositories
+
     /** Maven Session. */
     @Parameter (defaultValue = '${session}', readonly = true, required = true)
     MavenSession session
@@ -137,6 +145,13 @@ abstract class BaseViolationCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Inject
     ArtifactResolver artifactResolver
 
+   /**
+     * Used to look up Artifacts in the remote repository.
+     *
+     */
+    @Component(role = RepositorySystem.class)
+    RepositorySystem factory
+
     /**
      * File name of the include filter. Only bugs in matching the filters are reported.
      * <p>
@@ -223,21 +238,6 @@ abstract class BaseViolationCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Parameter(property = 'spotbugs.omitVisitors')
     String omitVisitors
 
-    /**
-     * The plugin list to include in the report. This is a comma-delimited list.
-     * <p>
-     * Potential values are a filesystem path, a URL, or a classpath resource.
-     * <p>
-     * This parameter is resolved as resource, URL, then file. If successfully
-     * resolved, the contents of the configuration is copied into the
-     * <code>${project.build.directory}</code>
-     * directory before being passed to Spotbugs as a plugin file.
-     *
-     * @since 1.0-beta-1
-     */
-    @Parameter(property = 'spotbugs.pluginList')
-    String pluginList
-
     /**
      * Restrict analysis to the given comma-separated list of classes and packages.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsGui.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsGui.groovy
index 87e70fe1..18ad65c6 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsGui.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsGui.groovy
@@ -61,20 +61,6 @@ class SpotBugsGui extends AbstractMojo implements SpotBugsPluginsTrait {
     @Parameter(defaultValue = 'Default', property = 'spotbugs.effort')
     String effort
 
-    /** The plugin list to include in the report. This is a SpotbugsInfo.COMMA-delimited list. */
-    @Parameter(property = 'spotbugs.pluginList')
-    String pluginList
-
-    /**
-     * Collection of PluginArtifact to work on. (PluginArtifact contains groupId, artifactId, version, type, classifier.)
-     * See <a href="./usage.html#Using Detectors from a Repository">Usage</a> for details.
-     *
-     * @since 2.4.1
-     * @since 4.8.3.0 includes classfier
-     */
-    @Parameter
-    PluginArtifact[] plugins
-
     /** Artifact resolver, needed to download the coreplugin jar. */
     @Inject
     ArtifactResolver artifactResolver
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsMojo.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsMojo.groovy
index 730ff8ad..902b3b6f 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsMojo.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsMojo.groovy
@@ -346,31 +346,6 @@ class SpotBugsMojo extends AbstractMavenReport implements SpotBugsPluginsTrait {
     @Parameter(property = 'spotbugs.omitVisitors')
     String omitVisitors
 
-    /**
-     * The plugin list to include in the report. This is a comma-delimited list.
-     * <p>
-     * Potential values are a filesystem path, a URL, or a classpath resource.
-     * <p>
-     * This parameter is resolved as resource, URL, then file. If successfully
-     * resolved, the contents of the configuration is copied into the
-     * <code>${project.build.directory}</code>
-     * directory before being passed to Spotbugs as a plugin file.
-     *
-     * @since 1.0-beta-1
-     */
-    @Parameter(property = 'spotbugs.pluginList')
-    String pluginList
-
-    /**
-     * Collection of PluginArtifact to work on. (PluginArtifact contains groupId, artifactId, version, type, classifier.)
-     * See <a href="./usage.html#Using Detectors from a Repository">Usage</a> for details.
-     *
-     * @since 2.4.1
-     * @since 4.8.3.0 includes classifier
-     */
-    @Parameter
-    PluginArtifact[] plugins
-
     /**
      * Restrict analysis to the given comma-separated list of classes and packages.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsPluginsTrait.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsPluginsTrait.groovy
index 69b57e05..7b28d145 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsPluginsTrait.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/codehaus/mojo/spotbugs/SpotBugsPluginsTrait.groovy
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.codehaus.mojo.spotbugs
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter
 import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingRequest
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException
 
@@ -40,12 +41,38 @@ trait SpotBugsPluginsTrait {
     abstract Log getLog()
     abstract ResourceManager getResourceManager()
 
-    // TODO This has been fixed for 2 years now, apply as noted...
-    // properties in traits should be supported but don't compile currently:
-    // https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-7536
-    // when fixed, should move pluginList and plugins properties here
-    abstract String getPluginList()
-    abstract PluginArtifact[] getPlugins()
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * The plugin list to include in the report. This is a comma-delimited list.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Potential values are a filesystem path, a URL, or a classpath resource.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * This parameter is resolved as resource, URL, then file. If successfully
+     * resolved, the contents of the configuration is copied into the
+     * <code>${project.build.directory}</code>
+     * directory before being passed to Spotbugs as a plugin file.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @since 1.0-beta-1
+     */
+    @Parameter(property = "spotbugs.pluginList")
+    String pluginList
+
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * Collection of PluginArtifact to work on. (PluginArtifact contains groupId, artifactId, version, type.)
+     * See <a href="./usage.html#Using Detectors from a Repository">Usage</a> for details.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     *
+     * @since 2.4.1
+     */
+    @Parameter
+    PluginArtifact[] plugins;
 
     /**
      * Adds the specified plugins to spotbugs. The coreplugin is always added first.