diff --git a/.mvn/maven.properties b/.mvn/maven.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09c6abdff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mvn/maven.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+aether.lrm.enhanced.split = true
+maven.repo.local = ${maven.user.conf}/repo-split
diff --git a/core-it-suite/src/test/resources-filtered/settings.xml b/core-it-suite/src/test/resources-filtered/settings.xml
index 4a456c250..b3509a83a 100644
--- a/core-it-suite/src/test/resources-filtered/settings.xml
+++ b/core-it-suite/src/test/resources-filtered/settings.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ own test repos or can employ the local repository (after bootstrapping). This co
         <repository>
           <id>central</id>
           <name>Apache Maven Integration Testing Repository</name>
-          <url>file:target/null</url>
+          <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
           <releases>
             <enabled>true</enabled>
           </releases>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ own test repos or can employ the local repository (after bootstrapping). This co
         <pluginRepository>
           <id>central</id>
           <name>Apache Maven Integration Testing Repository</name>
-          <url>file:target/null</url>
+          <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
           <releases>
             <enabled>true</enabled>
           </releases>
diff --git a/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase.java b/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase.java
index f91e35aee..5c0eee68f 100644
--- a/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase.java
+++ b/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase.java
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ protected Verifier newVerifier(String basedir, boolean debug) throws Verificatio
 
     protected Verifier newVerifier(String basedir, String settings, boolean debug) throws VerificationException {
         Verifier verifier = new Verifier(basedir, debug);
+        verifier.getVerifierProperties().setProperty("use.mavenRepoLocal", Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+        verifier.setLocalRepo(System.getProperty("maven.repo.local"));
+        verifier.addCliArgument("-Dmaven.repo.local=" + verifier.getLocalRepository());
+        verifier.addCliArgument("-Daether.lrm.enhanced.split=true");
 
         verifier.setAutoclean(false);