diff --git a/examples/java8/pom.xml b/examples/java8/pom.xml
index 8727f8d427ec..b082092606d8 100644
--- a/examples/java8/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java8/pom.xml
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- Disable javadoc for now.
-           TODO: this section should be removed as soon as possible. -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <skip>true</skip>
+          <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:missing</additionalparam>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
diff --git a/runners/flink/examples/pom.xml b/runners/flink/examples/pom.xml
index 47e01675601f..8dff21b01b9d 100644
--- a/runners/flink/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/runners/flink/examples/pom.xml
@@ -92,13 +92,11 @@
       </plugin>
       -->
 
-      <!-- Disable javadoc for now.
-           TODO: this section should be removed as soon as possible. -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <skip>true</skip>
+          <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:missing</additionalparam>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
diff --git a/runners/flink/runner/pom.xml b/runners/flink/runner/pom.xml
index 82104fdb9404..6b628f1e81c4 100644
--- a/runners/flink/runner/pom.xml
+++ b/runners/flink/runner/pom.xml
@@ -151,13 +151,11 @@
       </plugin>
       -->
 
-      <!-- Disable javadoc for now.
-           TODO: this section should be removed as soon as possible. -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <skip>true</skip>
+          <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:missing</additionalparam>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>