diff --git a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
index b9e5ab002..8c144a9d6 100644
--- a/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-querybean/pom.xml
@@ -88,23 +88,17 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
+      <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
+      <version>13.23.0-jakarta</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <annotationProcessorPaths>
-            <path>
-              <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-              <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>13.23.0-jakarta</version>
-            </path>
-          </annotationProcessorPaths>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <!-- Enhancement -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>io.repaint.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/ebean-redis/pom.xml b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
index 12765d4d2..3295617b6 100644
--- a/ebean-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-redis/pom.xml
@@ -61,23 +61,17 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
+      <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
+      <version>13.23.0-jakarta</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <annotationProcessorPaths>
-            <path>
-              <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-              <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>13.23.0-jakarta</version>
-            </path>
-          </annotationProcessorPaths>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>io.repaint.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>tiles-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/test-java16/pom.xml b/tests/test-java16/pom.xml
index 79b1c6d3c..2007861e0 100644
--- a/tests/test-java16/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-java16/pom.xml
@@ -41,22 +41,16 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
+      <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
+      <version>13.23.0-jakarta</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <annotationProcessorPaths>
-            <path>
-              <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
-              <artifactId>querybean-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>13.23.0-jakarta</version>
-            </path>
-          </annotationProcessorPaths>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
 
       <plugin>
         <groupId>io.repaint.maven</groupId>