diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a8d2ad36..e1f212cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,26 +142,6 @@
 					</environments>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.0</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>validate</id>
-						<phase>validate</phase>
-						<configuration>
-							<configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-							<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
-							<consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
-							<failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
-						</configuration>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>check</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
@@ -218,6 +198,28 @@
 					<artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>3.9.0.2155</version>
 				</plugin>
+				<!-- We don't use checkstyle anymore since we use Sonar.
+					We leave the configuration here just in case -->
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.0.0</version>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<id>validate</id>
+							<phase>validate</phase>
+							<configuration>
+								<configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+								<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+								<consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
+								<failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
+							</configuration>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>check</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
 					<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>