diff --git a/initializr-version-resolver/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/versionresolver/MavenResolverDependencyManagementVersionResolver.java b/initializr-version-resolver/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/versionresolver/MavenResolverDependencyManagementVersionResolver.java
index f5441336..562863c0 100644
--- a/initializr-version-resolver/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/versionresolver/MavenResolverDependencyManagementVersionResolver.java
+++ b/initializr-version-resolver/src/main/java/io/spring/initializr/versionresolver/MavenResolverDependencyManagementVersionResolver.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.apache.maven.repository.internal.MavenRepositorySystemUtils;
 import org.eclipse.aether.DefaultRepositorySystemSession;
@@ -82,15 +81,7 @@ class MavenResolverDependencyManagementVersionResolver implements DependencyMana
 		LocalRepository localRepository = new LocalRepository(cacheLocation.toFile());
 		this.repositorySystem = serviceLocator.getService(RepositorySystem.class);
 		session.setLocalRepositoryManager(this.repositorySystem.newLocalRepositoryManager(session, localRepository));
-		final Properties systemProperties = new Properties();
-
-		Properties sysProp = System.getProperties();
-		synchronized (sysProp) {
-			systemProperties.putAll(sysProp);
-		}
-
-		session.setSystemProperties(systemProperties);
-		session.setConfigProperties(systemProperties);
+		session.setUserProperties(System.getProperties());
 		session.setReadOnly();
 		this.repositorySystemSession = session;
 	}