diff --git a/vertx-db2-client/pom.xml b/vertx-db2-client/pom.xml
index f2f25892c..020b75479 100644
--- a/vertx-db2-client/pom.xml
+++ b/vertx-db2-client/pom.xml
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@
                    (https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8258598) -->
               <java.security.properties>${project.basedir}/src/test/java.security</java.security.properties>
             </systemPropertyVariables>
-            <excludes>
-              <exclude>io/vertx/db2client/it/**</exclude>
-            </excludes>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
diff --git a/vertx-mysql-client/pom.xml b/vertx-mysql-client/pom.xml
index cdfe2efd7..18f024c6c 100644
--- a/vertx-mysql-client/pom.xml
+++ b/vertx-mysql-client/pom.xml
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@
             <systemPropertyVariables>
               <target.dir>${project.build.directory}</target.dir>
             </systemPropertyVariables>
-            <excludes>
-              <exclude>io/vertx/pgclient/it/**</exclude>
-            </excludes>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
diff --git a/vertx-oracle-client/pom.xml b/vertx-oracle-client/pom.xml
index 2d9ebfada..b6dd46f69 100644
--- a/vertx-oracle-client/pom.xml
+++ b/vertx-oracle-client/pom.xml
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@
             <systemPropertyVariables>
               <target.dir>${project.build.directory}</target.dir>
             </systemPropertyVariables>
-            <excludes>
-              <exclude>io/vertx/pgclient/it/**</exclude>
-            </excludes>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>