diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
index 6560e023d8a9..f98d39c73255 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
@@ -83,10 +83,8 @@ under the License.
         </default-phases>
         <!-- END SNIPPET: clean -->
       </configuration>
-    </component>
-
-    <!-- 'site' lifecycle, with default bindings -->
-    <component>
+  </component>
+  <component>
       <role>org.apache.maven.lifecycle.Lifecycle</role>
       <implementation>org.apache.maven.lifecycle.Lifecycle</implementation>
       <role-hint>site</role-hint>
@@ -99,14 +97,6 @@ under the License.
           <phase>post-site</phase>
           <phase>site-deploy</phase>
         </phases>
-        <default-phases>
-          <site>
-            org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:3.12.1:site
-          </site>
-          <site-deploy>
-            org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:3.12.1:deploy
-          </site-deploy>
-        </default-phases>
         <!-- END SNIPPET: site -->
       </configuration>
     </component>
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/PomConstructionTest.java b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/PomConstructionTest.java
index 342cfa4fb92a..25f2548b4af4 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/PomConstructionTest.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/PomConstructionTest.java
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ public void testPluginInheritanceSimple() throws Exception {
     @Test
     public void testPluginManagementDuplicate() throws Exception {
         PomTestWrapper pom = this.buildPom("plugin-management-duplicate/sub");
-        assertEquals(12, ((List<?>) pom.getValue("build/pluginManagement/plugins")).size());
+        assertEquals(11, ((List<?>) pom.getValue("build/pluginManagement/plugins")).size());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml b/maven-core/src/test/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
index 714cb36b4d98..a0a8ef19d0dc 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
               <phase>post-site</phase>
               <phase>site-deploy</phase>
             </phases>
-            <default-phases>
-              <site>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:site</site>
-              <site-deploy>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:deploy</site-deploy>
-            </default-phases>
           </lifecycle>
         </lifecycles>
       </configuration>
@@ -72,13 +68,9 @@
             <!-- START SNIPPET: pom-lifecycle -->
 
             <phases>
-              <package>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:attach-descriptor</package>
               <install>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:install</install>
               <deploy>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:deploy</deploy>
             </phases>
-            <optional-mojos>
-              <optional-mojo>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:attach-descriptor</optional-mojo>
-            </optional-mojos>
             <!-- END SNIPPET: pom-lifecycle -->
           </lifecycle>
         </lifecycles>
@@ -95,19 +87,15 @@
             <!-- START SNIPPET: pom-lifecycle -->
             <phases>
               <package>
-                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:attach-descriptor,
                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin:clean
               </package>
               <install>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:install</install>
               <deploy>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:deploy</deploy>
             </phases>
-            <optional-mojos>
-              <optional-mojo>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:attach-descriptor</optional-mojo>
-            </optional-mojos>
             <!-- END SNIPPET: pom-lifecycle -->
           </lifecycle>
         </lifecycles>
       </configuration>
     </component>
   </components>
-</component-set>
\ No newline at end of file
+</component-set>
diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/test/projects/invalid-goal/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/src/test/projects/invalid-goal/pom.xml
index d72b515ad3a1..b2d0fbf1af55 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/test/projects/invalid-goal/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/test/projects/invalid-goal/pom.xml
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ under the License.
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0-beta-7</version>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.2.0</version>
 
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java
index f90590b8d98e..ff122ee965bc 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java
@@ -77,15 +77,7 @@ public void convertReporting(Model model, ModelBuildingRequest request, ModelPro
         Plugin sitePlugin = findSitePlugin(build);
 
         if (sitePlugin == null) {
-            sitePlugin = new Plugin();
-            sitePlugin.setArtifactId("maven-site-plugin");
-            sitePlugin.setLocation("artifactId", location);
-            PluginManagement pluginManagement = build.getPluginManagement();
-            if (pluginManagement == null) {
-                pluginManagement = new PluginManagement();
-                build.setPluginManagement(pluginManagement);
-            }
-            pluginManagement.addPlugin(sitePlugin);
+            return;
         }
 
         Xpp3Dom configuration = (Xpp3Dom) sitePlugin.getConfiguration();
diff --git a/maven-model/pom.xml b/maven-model/pom.xml
index 7892a3113b5b..e809e0a8acd0 100644
--- a/maven-model/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-model/pom.xml
@@ -71,17 +71,6 @@ under the License.
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <!-- Exclude the navigation file for Maven 1 sites
-               as it interferes with the site generation. -->
-          <moduleExcludes>
-            <xdoc>navigation.xml</xdoc>
-          </moduleExcludes>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>