diff --git a/embedded/embedded-test/src/test/java/org/mule/runtime/module/embedded/DomainTestCase.java b/embedded/embedded-test/src/test/java/org/mule/runtime/module/embedded/DomainTestCase.java
index 6ed10c9526c..d00b8daa890 100644
--- a/embedded/embedded-test/src/test/java/org/mule/runtime/module/embedded/DomainTestCase.java
+++ b/embedded/embedded-test/src/test/java/org/mule/runtime/module/embedded/DomainTestCase.java
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 import io.qameta.allure.Description;
 import io.qameta.allure.Feature;
 import io.qameta.allure.Features;
 import io.qameta.allure.Stories;
 import io.qameta.allure.Story;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -40,11 +43,18 @@ public class DomainTestCase extends AbstractEmbeddedTestCase {
   @Rule
   public DynamicPort dynamicPort = new DynamicPort("httpPort");
 
+  @Before
+  public void installSmartConnectorUsingCore() {
+    BundleDescriptor connectorBundleDescriptor = getExtensionBundleDescriptor("smart-connector-using-core");
+    final Properties props = new Properties();
+    // Skip the enforcer to allow using SNAPSHOT versions of the extensions-maven-plugin
+    props.put("enforcer.skip", "true");
+    installMavenArtifact(getExtensionFolder("smart-connector-using-core"), connectorBundleDescriptor, props);
+  }
+
   @Description("Embedded deploys a domain and an application associated to that domain")
   @Test
   public void domainWithHttpConnector() throws Exception {
-    BundleDescriptor connectorBundleDescriptor = getExtensionBundleDescriptor("smart-connector-using-core");
-    installMavenArtifact(getExtensionFolder("smart-connector-using-core"), connectorBundleDescriptor);
     BundleDescriptor domainBundleDescriptor = getDomainBundleDescriptor("simple-domain");
     doWithinDomain(domainBundleDescriptor, getDomainFolder("simple-domain"), port -> {
       BundleDescriptor appBundleDescriptor = getApplicationBundleDescriptor("http-echo-domain-app", empty());
@@ -58,8 +68,6 @@ public void domainWithHttpConnector() throws Exception {
   @Description("Embedded deploys a domain and an associated application that contains an xml sdk operation")
   @Test
   public void domainWithXmlSdkConfig() throws Exception {
-    BundleDescriptor connectorBundleDescriptor = getExtensionBundleDescriptor("smart-connector-using-core");
-    installMavenArtifact(getExtensionFolder("smart-connector-using-core"), connectorBundleDescriptor);
     BundleDescriptor domainBundleDescriptor = getDomainBundleDescriptor("simple-domain");
     doWithinDomain(domainBundleDescriptor, getDomainFolder("simple-domain"), port -> {
       BundleDescriptor appBundleDescriptor = getApplicationBundleDescriptor("xml-sdk-domain-app", empty());
@@ -76,8 +84,6 @@ public void deployUndeployDomain() throws Exception {
     runWithContainer(container -> {
       try {
         testWithSystemProperty("httpPort", dynamicPort.getValue(), () -> {
-          BundleDescriptor connectorBundleDescriptor = getExtensionBundleDescriptor("smart-connector-using-core");
-          installMavenArtifact(getExtensionFolder("smart-connector-using-core"), connectorBundleDescriptor);
           BundleDescriptor domainBundleDescriptor = getDomainBundleDescriptor("simple-domain");
           File domainFile = installMavenArtifact(getDomainFolder("simple-domain"), domainBundleDescriptor);
           container.getDeploymentService().deployDomain(ArtifactConfiguration.builder().artifactLocation(domainFile).build());
diff --git a/embedded/embedded-test/src/test/resources/artifacts/extensions/smart-connector-using-core/pom.xml b/embedded/embedded-test/src/test/resources/artifacts/extensions/smart-connector-using-core/pom.xml
index a144af443c2..2422cbf9ad1 100644
--- a/embedded/embedded-test/src/test/resources/artifacts/extensions/smart-connector-using-core/pom.xml
+++ b/embedded/embedded-test/src/test/resources/artifacts/extensions/smart-connector-using-core/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.mule.extensions</groupId>
         <artifactId>mule-modules-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.1</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <version>1.0.0</version>
@@ -19,17 +19,4 @@
         <formatterConfigPath>../../formatter.xml</formatterConfigPath>
     </properties>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <!-- BUILD PLUGIN FOR JAVA_AND_SMART_CONNECTORS -->
-                <groupId>org.mule.runtime.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>mule-extensions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <!-- Change back to latest snapshot MMP-596 once is fixed -->
-                <version>1.4.0</version>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
 </project>