diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
index 632771d3c94..ae28833e23e 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
 	<packaging>eclipse-test-plugin</packaging>
 
 	<properties>
-		<dsf.gdb.tests.gdbPath>/shared/common/gdb/gdb-all/bin</dsf.gdb.tests.gdbPath>
 		<dsf.gdb.tests.gdbTestSuite>AutomatedSuite.java</dsf.gdb.tests.gdbTestSuite>
 		<dsf.gdb.tests.timeout.multiplier>1</dsf.gdb.tests.timeout.multiplier>
-		<cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.versions>gdb.8.2</cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.versions>
 		<skipTests>${dsf-gdb.skip.tests}</skipTests>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
diff --git a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml
index 9b13ca91f02..5855542da93 100644
--- a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
 	<packaging>eclipse-test-plugin</packaging>
 
 	<properties>
-		<dsf.gdb.tests.gdbPath>/shared/common/gdb/gdb-all/bin</dsf.gdb.tests.gdbPath>
 		<dsf.gdb.tests.gdbTestSuite>AutomatedSuite.java</dsf.gdb.tests.gdbTestSuite>
 		<dsf.gdb.tests.timeout.multiplier>1</dsf.gdb.tests.timeout.multiplier>
-		<cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.versions>gdb.8.1</cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.versions>
 		<skipTests>${dsf-gdb.skip.tests}</skipTests>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ec400415cc..3c2f8607344 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 		     -DskipTests will override anything else as normal maven
 		     users expect. -->
 		<skipTests>${cdt-other.skip.tests}</skipTests>
+		<dsf.gdb.tests.gdbPath>/shared/common/gdb/gdb-all/bin</dsf.gdb.tests.gdbPath>
+		<cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.versions>gdb.8.2</cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.versions>
 	</properties>
 
 	<licenses>