diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4c4e457898..b8d1cf5f95 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -43,18 +43,6 @@ configurations.all {
 
 apply plugin: 'org.owasp.dependencycheck'
 
-configure(subprojects.findAll { ['core', 'examples', 'docs'].contains(it.name) }) {
-    repositories {
-        mavenLocal()
-        maven { url "http://download.osgeo.org/webdav/geotools" }
-        mavenCentral()
-        jcenter()
-        maven { url "https://dl.bintray.com/readytalk/maven" }
-        maven { url "https://jaspersoft.jfrog.io/jaspersoft/third-party-ce-artifacts" }
-        maven { url "https://repo.osgeo.org/repository/release/" }
-        maven { url "https://download.osgeo.org/webdav/geotools/" }
-    }
-}
 configure(subprojects.findAll { ['core', 'examples'].contains(it.name) }) {
     apply plugin: 'java'
     apply plugin: 'com.github.spotbugs'
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 3a78d83ad4..4b8fe30608 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ apply plugin: 'distribution'
 
 defaultTasks 'build'
 
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    jcenter()
+    maven { url "https://jaspersoft.jfrog.io/jaspersoft/third-party-ce-artifacts" }
+    maven { url "https://repo.osgeo.org/repository/release/" }
+}
+
 // the task `run` of the gretty plugin conflicts with the task with the same
 // name of the plugin `application`. that's why the following tasks are defined
 // manually.
diff --git a/docs/build.gradle b/docs/build.gradle
index 227c3bb308..fe8fb277e2 100644
--- a/docs/build.gradle
+++ b/docs/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ apply plugin: 'idea'
 
 defaultTasks 'build'
 
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    jcenter()
+    maven { url "https://jaspersoft.jfrog.io/jaspersoft/third-party-ce-artifacts" }
+    maven { url "https://repo.osgeo.org/repository/release/" }
+}
+
 dependencies {
     compile project(':core')
     compile "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:$project.groovyVersion",
diff --git a/examples/build.gradle b/examples/build.gradle
index 70c41c9766..1fe97fea8e 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent
 
 repositories {
-    maven { url 'https://maven.restlet.org' }
+    mavenCentral()
     jcenter()
+    maven { url 'https://maven.restlet.org' }
+    maven { url "https://jaspersoft.jfrog.io/jaspersoft/third-party-ce-artifacts" }
+    maven { url "https://repo.osgeo.org/repository/release/" }
 }
 
 dependencies {