diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/EjbMojoTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/EjbMojoTest.java
index b8f0d0d..a33fc26 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/EjbMojoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/EjbMojoTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.ejb.stub.MavenProjectResourcesStub;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.ejb.utils.JarContentChecker;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
-import org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils;
 
 /**
  * EJB plugin Test Case
@@ -578,11 +577,11 @@ protected void assertJarCreation(
                     project.getBuild().getDirectory() + "/" + DEFAULT_JAR_NAME + "-" + classifier + "-client.jar";
         }
 
-        assertEquals("Invalid value for ejb-jar creation", ejbJarCreated, FileUtils.fileExists(checkedJarFile));
+        assertEquals("Invalid value for ejb-jar creation", ejbJarCreated, new File(checkedJarFile).exists());
         assertEquals(
                 "Invalid value for ejb-jar client creation",
                 ejbClientJarCreated,
-                FileUtils.fileExists(checkedClientJarFile));
+                new File(checkedClientJarFile).exists());
     }
 
     protected void assertJarCreation(final MavenProject project, boolean ejbJarCreated, boolean ejbClientJarCreated) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/stub/MavenProjectBasicStub.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/stub/MavenProjectBasicStub.java
index d9fd114..f5f30ba 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/stub/MavenProjectBasicStub.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/stub/MavenProjectBasicStub.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public MavenProjectBasicStub(String id) throws Exception {
         // set isolated root directory
         testRootDir = PlexusTestCase.getBasedir() + "/target/test-classes/unit/test-dir/" + identifier;
 
-        if (!FileUtils.fileExists(testRootDir)) {
+        if (!new File(testRootDir).exists()) {
             FileUtils.mkdir(testRootDir);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/stub/MavenProjectBuildStub.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/stub/MavenProjectBuildStub.java
index 7e570a4..6803879 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/stub/MavenProjectBuildStub.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ejb/stub/MavenProjectBuildStub.java
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ public void setupBuildEnvironment() throws Exception {
         // populate dummy resources and dummy test resources
 
         // setup src dir
-        if (!FileUtils.fileExists(resourcesDirectory)) {
+        if (!new File(resourcesDirectory).exists()) {
             FileUtils.mkdir(resourcesDirectory);
         }
 
-        if (!FileUtils.fileExists(testResourcesDirectory)) {
+        if (!new File(testResourcesDirectory).exists()) {
             FileUtils.mkdir(testResourcesDirectory);
         }
 
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ public void setupBuildEnvironment() throws Exception {
         setupRootFiles();
 
         // setup target dir
-        if (!FileUtils.fileExists(outputDirectory)) {
+        if (!new File(outputDirectory).exists()) {
             FileUtils.mkdir(outputDirectory);
         }
 
-        if (!FileUtils.fileExists(testOutputDirectory)) {
+        if (!new File(testOutputDirectory).exists()) {
             FileUtils.mkdir(testOutputDirectory);
         }