diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4923db920498..56276ab994cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2830,11 +2830,8 @@
               <excludes>
                 <exclude>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.client.**</exclude>
                 <exclude>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.container.**</exclude>
-                <exclude>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.debug.**</exclude>
-                <exclude>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.freon.**</exclude>
                 <exclude>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.om.**</exclude>
                 <exclude>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.recon.**</exclude>
-                <exclude>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.shell.**</exclude>
               </excludes>
               <excludedGroups>${unstable-test-groups}</excludedGroups>
             </configuration>
@@ -2859,25 +2856,6 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
-    <profile>
-      <id>test-shell</id>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-            <configuration>
-              <includes>
-                <include>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.debug.**</include>
-                <include>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.freon.**</include>
-                <include>org.apache.hadoop.ozone.shell.**</include>
-              </includes>
-              <excludedGroups>${unstable-test-groups}</excludedGroups>
-            </configuration>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>stable-tests</id>
       <build>