diff --git a/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
index 6fa1cc7..2390e5f 100755
--- a/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bgp/api/pom.xml
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/ctl/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/ctl/pom.xml
index 5cefd73..629e9ee 100755
--- a/protocols/bgp/ctl/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bgp/ctl/pom.xml
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@
             <groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.osgi.compendium</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/pom.xml b/protocols/bgp/pom.xml
index 7649b58..3b28181 100755
--- a/protocols/bgp/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/bgp/pom.xml
@@ -37,24 +37,4 @@
         <module>bgpio</module>
     </modules>
 
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/protocols/netconf/api/pom.xml b/protocols/netconf/api/pom.xml
index ed8a530..062ec93 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/api/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/netconf/api/pom.xml
@@ -14,18 +14,23 @@
   ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   ~ limitations under the License.
   -->
-<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<project
+        xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
+        xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
         <artifactId>onos-netconf</artifactId>
         <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
+
     <artifactId>onos-netconf-api</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS NETCONF plugin API</description>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-pool</groupId>
diff --git a/protocols/netconf/ctl/pom.xml b/protocols/netconf/ctl/pom.xml
index e022acb..c4f214b 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/ctl/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/netconf/ctl/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     <artifactId>onos-netconf-ctl</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
+    <description>ONOS NETCONF plugin controller</description>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
diff --git a/protocols/netconf/pom.xml b/protocols/netconf/pom.xml
index d2f5c43..f0d6ca7 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/netconf/pom.xml
@@ -34,22 +34,10 @@
         <module>ctl</module>
     </modules>
 
-    <description>ONOS NETCONF southbound libraries</description>
+    <description>ONOS NETCONF southbound plugin</description>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
             <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
             <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
         </dependency>
@@ -63,21 +51,9 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onos-core-net</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-scr-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/protocols/netconf/rfc/pom.xml b/protocols/netconf/rfc/pom.xml
index 832937b..fa1e06e 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/rfc/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/netconf/rfc/pom.xml
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@
 
     <artifactId>onos-netconf-rfc</artifactId>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/protocols/openflow/pom.xml b/protocols/openflow/pom.xml
index 5a136a1..3bf976b 100644
--- a/protocols/openflow/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/openflow/pom.xml
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
             <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
             <version>1.3</version>
@@ -74,13 +60,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/protocols/ovsdb/pom.xml b/protocols/ovsdb/pom.xml
index 1284d75..03e9d98 100644
--- a/protocols/ovsdb/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/ovsdb/pom.xml
@@ -26,25 +26,18 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>onos-ovsdb</artifactId>
-    <name>onos-ovsdb</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <description>ONOS OVSDB southbound plugin</description>
+
+    <modules>
+        <module>api</module>
+        <module>rfc</module>
+        <module>ctl</module>
+    </modules>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
           <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
           <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
         </dependency>
@@ -54,18 +47,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
-    <modules>
-        <module>api</module>
-        <module>rfc</module>
-        <module>ctl</module>
-    </modules>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/protocols/pcep/pom.xml b/protocols/pcep/pom.xml
index c8e4222..466b0c3 100755
--- a/protocols/pcep/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/pcep/pom.xml
@@ -37,24 +37,4 @@
         <module>pcepio</module>
     </modules>
 
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-            <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/protocols/pom.xml b/protocols/pom.xml
index 1fc63d6..25219fa 100644
--- a/protocols/pom.xml
+++ b/protocols/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <artifactId>onos-protocols</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-    <description>ONOS south-bound protocols</description>
+    <description>ONOS southbound protocols</description>
 
     <modules>
         <module>openflow</module>
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@
     </modules>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>onlab-misc</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>