diff --git a/build.target b/build.target
index 05cd0d2..2982821 100644
--- a/build.target
+++ b/build.target
@@ -130,22 +130,5 @@
             <repository location="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/achimmihca/EclipseLineShortcuts/release/updatesite"/>
             <unit id="de.achimmihca.lineshortcuts.feature.feature.group" version="0.0.0"/>
         </location>
-
-        <location includeDependencyDepth="infinite" includeDependencyScopes="compile" includeSource="true" missingManifest="generate" type="Maven">
-            <dependencies>
-                <dependency>
-                    <groupId>com.vegardit.no-npe</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>no-npe-eea-all</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-                    <type>jar</type>
-                </dependency>
-            </dependencies>
-            <repositories>
-                <repository>
-                    <id>no-npe-snapshots</id>
-                    <url>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vegardit/no-npe/mvn-snapshots-repo/</url>
-                </repository>
-            </repositories>
-        </location>
     </locations>
 </target>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/build.properties b/plugin/build.properties
index 90faf78..5c91745 100644
--- a/plugin/build.properties
+++ b/plugin/build.properties
@@ -10,8 +10,5 @@ bin.excludes = src/main/resources/images/splash.afdesign,\
                src/main/resources/images/logo/haxe4e_logo.afdesign,\
                src/main/resources/images/logo/haxe4e_logo512x512.png
 
-# https://codeiseasy.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/tycho-and-jdt-null-analysis/
 # JDT Null Analysis for Eclipse
-additional.bundles = org.eclipse.jdt.annotation,com.vegardit.no-npe.eea-all
-# JDT Null Analysis types for Tycho
-jars.extra.classpath = platform:/plugin/org.eclipse.jdt.annotation,platform:/plugin/com.vegardit.no-npe.eea-all
+additional.bundles = org.eclipse.jdt.annotation
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/pom.xml b/plugin/pom.xml
index c5fdcf2..5fd2dbe 100644
--- a/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,40 +43,6 @@
             <filtering>false</filtering>
          </resource>
       </resources>
-      <plugins>
-         <plugin>
-            <!-- https://tycho.eclipseprojects.io/doc/3.0.0/tycho-compiler-plugin/plugin-info.html -->
-            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
-            <artifactId>tycho-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            <configuration>
-               <!-- workaround for tycho-compiler-plugin ignoring EEAs loaded via
-                    build.properties: jars.extra.classpath = ...,platform:/plugin/com.vegardit.no-npe.eea-all
-               -->
-               <compilerArgs>
-                  <arg>-annotationpath</arg>
-                  <arg>${com.vegardit.no-npe:no-npe-eea-all:jar}</arg>
-               </compilerArgs>
-            </configuration>
-         </plugin>
-      </plugins>
    </build>
 
-   <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-         <!-- only required for workaround for tycho-compiler-plugin ignoring EEAs loaded via
-              build.properties: jars.extra.classpath = ...,platform:/plugin/com.vegardit.no-npe.eea-all
-         -->
-         <groupId>com.vegardit.no-npe</groupId>
-         <artifactId>no-npe-eea-all</artifactId>
-         <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-         <scope>provided</scope>
-      </dependency>
-   </dependencies>
-   <repositories>
-      <repository>
-         <id>no-npe-snapshots</id>
-         <url>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vegardit/no-npe/mvn-snapshots-repo/</url>
-      </repository>
-   </repositories>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d3c447f..3874173 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,24 @@
    </properties>
 
 
+   <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>com.vegardit.no-npe</groupId>
+         <artifactId>no-npe-eea-all</artifactId>
+         <version>[1.0.0,)</version>
+         <scope>provided</scope>
+      </dependency>
+   </dependencies>
+   <repositories>
+      <repository>
+         <id>no-npe-snapshots</id>
+         <url>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vegardit/no-npe/mvn-snapshots-repo/</url>
+         <releases><enabled>false</enabled></releases>
+         <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
+      </repository>
+   </repositories>
+
+
    <build>
       <pluginManagement>
          <plugins>
@@ -110,6 +128,13 @@
                <version>${tycho.version}</version>
                <configuration>
                   <optimize>true</optimize>
+                  <compilerArgs>
+                     <arg>-annotationpath</arg>
+                     <arg>CLASSPATH</arg> <!-- read Eclipse External null Annotations from JARs on the classpath -->
+                  </compilerArgs>
+
+                  <!-- respect settings in .settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs -->
+                  <useProjectSettings>true</useProjectSettings>
                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
@@ -175,17 +200,17 @@
                   <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
                      <pluginExecutions>
                         <pluginExecution>
-                            <pluginExecutionFilter>
-                                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                                <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-                                <versionRange>[1.0,)</versionRange>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>clean</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </pluginExecutionFilter>
-                            <action>
-                                <ignore />
-                            </action>
+                           <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                              <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+                              <versionRange>[1.0,)</versionRange>
+                              <goals>
+                                 <goal>clean</goal>
+                              </goals>
+                           </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                           <action>
+                              <ignore />
+                           </action>
                         </pluginExecution>
                         <pluginExecution>
                            <pluginExecutionFilter>
@@ -256,7 +281,7 @@
                <executionEnvironment>org.eclipse.justj.openjdk.hotspot.jre.minimal.stripped-22</executionEnvironment>
 
                <target>
-                  <file>../build.target</file>
+                  <file>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/build.target</file>
                </target>
                <environments>
                   <environment>
@@ -323,4 +348,4 @@
          </build>
       </profile>
    </profiles>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>