diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/interface-admin/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdds/interface-admin/pom.xml
index 422fb2048a34..f3197dc89650 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/interface-admin/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/interface-admin/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <properties>
     <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip> <!-- no testable code in this module -->
+    <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip> <!-- only generated code in this module -->
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -80,14 +81,6 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <excludeFilterFile>${basedir}/dev-support/findbugsExcludeFile.xml</excludeFilterFile>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/interface-client/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdds/interface-client/pom.xml
index 3c8c7cfc2257..c23f631cf4d1 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/interface-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/interface-client/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <properties>
     <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip> <!-- no testable code in this module -->
+    <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip> <!-- only generated code in this module -->
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -176,13 +177,6 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <excludeFilterFile>${basedir}/dev-support/findbugsExcludeFile.xml</excludeFilterFile>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/interface-server/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdds/interface-server/pom.xml
index 6a6f2a6b383a..47bde5a0bc77 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/interface-server/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/interface-server/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <properties>
     <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip> <!-- no testable code in this module -->
+    <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip> <!-- only generated code in this module -->
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -142,13 +143,6 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <excludeFilterFile>${basedir}/dev-support/findbugsExcludeFile.xml</excludeFilterFile>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/interface-client/pom.xml b/hadoop-ozone/interface-client/pom.xml
index 4db4dbd5ad44..7e9383553cce 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/interface-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/interface-client/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <properties>
     <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip> <!-- no tests in this module so far -->
+    <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip> <!-- only generated code in this module -->
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -187,13 +188,6 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <excludeFilterFile>${basedir}/dev-support/findbugsExcludeFile.xml</excludeFilterFile>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>