diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromConfiguration/CopyMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromConfiguration/CopyMojo.java
index b4d5bcab2..d7a3ba61d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromConfiguration/CopyMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromConfiguration/CopyMojo.java
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ public class CopyMojo extends AbstractFromConfigurationMojo {
     @Parameter(property = "artifact")
     private String artifact;
 
-    /**
-     * <i>not used in this goal</i>
-     */
-    @Parameter
-    protected boolean ignorePermissions;
-
     /**
      * Main entry into mojo. This method gets the ArtifactItems and iterates through each one passing it to
      * copyArtifact.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/CopyDependenciesMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/CopyDependenciesMojo.java
index d92f5674f..97956ec72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/CopyDependenciesMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/CopyDependenciesMojo.java
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ public class CopyDependenciesMojo extends AbstractFromDependenciesMojo {
     @Parameter(property = "mdep.addParentPoms", defaultValue = "false")
     protected boolean addParentPoms;
 
-    /**
-     * <i>not used in this goal</i>
-     */
-    @Parameter
-    protected boolean ignorePermissions;
-
     /**
      * Main entry into mojo. Gets the list of dependencies and iterates through calling copyArtifact.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/AbstractResolveMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/AbstractResolveMojo.java
index 9ed8d961a..a452968ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/AbstractResolveMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/AbstractResolveMojo.java
@@ -19,28 +19,15 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugins.dependency.resolvers;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.dependency.fromDependencies.AbstractDependencyFilterMojo;
-import org.apache.maven.plugins.dependency.utils.DependencyUtil;
-import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingRequest;
-import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.ArtifactIdFilter;
-import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.ClassifierFilter;
-import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.FilterArtifacts;
-import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.GroupIdFilter;
-import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.ScopeFilter;
-import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.TypeFilter;
-import org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.artifact.resolve.ArtifactResult;
-import org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.dependencies.DependableCoordinate;
-import org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.dependencies.resolve.DependencyResolverException;
 
 /**
  * @author <a href="mailto:brianf@apache.org">Brian Fox</a>
  */
 public abstract class AbstractResolveMojo extends AbstractDependencyFilterMojo {
+
     /**
      * If specified, this parameter causes the dependencies to be written to the path specified instead of
      * the console.
@@ -65,67 +52,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractResolveMojo extends AbstractDependencyFilterMojo {
      */
     @Parameter(property = "excludeReactor", defaultValue = "true")
     protected boolean excludeReactor;
-
-    /**
-     * <i>not used in this goal</i>
-     */
-    @Parameter
-    protected boolean ignorePermissions;
-
-    /**
-     * @return {@link FilterArtifacts}
-     */
-    protected FilterArtifacts getArtifactsFilter() {
-        final FilterArtifacts filter = new FilterArtifacts();
-
-        if (excludeReactor) {
-
-            filter.addFilter(new ExcludeReactorProjectsArtifactFilter(reactorProjects, getLog()));
-        }
-
-        filter.addFilter(new ScopeFilter(
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeScope),
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeScope)));
-
-        filter.addFilter(new TypeFilter(
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeTypes),
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeTypes)));
-
-        filter.addFilter(new ClassifierFilter(
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeClassifiers),
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeClassifiers)));
-
-        filter.addFilter(new GroupIdFilter(
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeGroupIds),
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeGroupIds)));
-
-        filter.addFilter(new ArtifactIdFilter(
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeArtifactIds),
-                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeArtifactIds)));
-
-        return filter;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * This method resolves all transitive dependencies of an artifact.
-     *
-     * @param artifact the artifact used to retrieve dependencies
-     * @return resolved set of dependencies
-     * @throws DependencyResolverException in case of error while resolving artifacts.
-     */
-    protected Set<Artifact> resolveArtifactDependencies(final DependableCoordinate artifact)
-            throws DependencyResolverException {
-        ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest = newResolveArtifactProjectBuildingRequest();
-
-        Iterable<ArtifactResult> artifactResults =
-                getDependencyResolver().resolveDependencies(buildingRequest, artifact, null);
-
-        Set<Artifact> artifacts = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-
-        for (final ArtifactResult artifactResult : artifactResults) {
-            artifacts.add(artifactResult.getArtifact());
-        }
-
-        return artifacts;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/ResolvePluginsMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/ResolvePluginsMojo.java
index 69994d962..cae06b224 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/ResolvePluginsMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/resolvers/ResolvePluginsMojo.java
@@ -31,10 +31,17 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.dependency.utils.DependencyUtil;
 import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.ArtifactFilterException;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.ArtifactIdFilter;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.ArtifactsFilter;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.ClassifierFilter;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.FilterArtifacts;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.GroupIdFilter;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.ScopeFilter;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.artifact.filter.collection.TypeFilter;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.artifact.resolve.ArtifactResolverException;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.artifact.resolve.ArtifactResult;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.dependencies.DefaultDependableCoordinate;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.dependencies.DependableCoordinate;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.transfer.dependencies.resolve.DependencyResolverException;
 
 /**
@@ -137,6 +144,63 @@ protected void doExecute() throws MojoExecutionException {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This method resolves all transitive dependencies of an artifact.
+     *
+     * @param artifact the artifact used to retrieve dependencies
+     * @return resolved set of dependencies
+     * @throws DependencyResolverException in case of error while resolving artifacts.
+     */
+    private Set<Artifact> resolveArtifactDependencies(final DependableCoordinate artifact)
+            throws DependencyResolverException {
+        ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest = newResolveArtifactProjectBuildingRequest();
+
+        Iterable<ArtifactResult> artifactResults =
+                getDependencyResolver().resolveDependencies(buildingRequest, artifact, null);
+
+        Set<Artifact> artifacts = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+
+        for (final ArtifactResult artifactResult : artifactResults) {
+            artifacts.add(artifactResult.getArtifact());
+        }
+
+        return artifacts;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return {@link FilterArtifacts}
+     */
+    private FilterArtifacts getArtifactsFilter() {
+        final FilterArtifacts filter = new FilterArtifacts();
+
+        if (excludeReactor) {
+
+            filter.addFilter(new ExcludeReactorProjectsArtifactFilter(reactorProjects, getLog()));
+        }
+
+        filter.addFilter(new ScopeFilter(
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeScope),
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeScope)));
+
+        filter.addFilter(new TypeFilter(
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeTypes),
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeTypes)));
+
+        filter.addFilter(new ClassifierFilter(
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeClassifiers),
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeClassifiers)));
+
+        filter.addFilter(new GroupIdFilter(
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeGroupIds),
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeGroupIds)));
+
+        filter.addFilter(new ArtifactIdFilter(
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.includeArtifactIds),
+                DependencyUtil.cleanToBeTokenizedString(this.excludeArtifactIds)));
+
+        return filter;
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method resolves the plugin artifacts from the project.
      *
@@ -144,7 +208,7 @@ protected void doExecute() throws MojoExecutionException {
      * @throws ArtifactFilterException in case of an error
      * @throws ArtifactResolverException in case of an error
      */
-    protected Set<Artifact> resolvePluginArtifacts() throws ArtifactFilterException, ArtifactResolverException {
+    private Set<Artifact> resolvePluginArtifacts() throws ArtifactFilterException, ArtifactResolverException {
         final Set<Artifact> plugins = getProject().getPluginArtifacts();
         final Set<Artifact> reports = getProject().getReportArtifacts();