diff --git a/poms/alfresco-sdk-parent/pom.xml b/poms/alfresco-sdk-parent/pom.xml
index 3fd39028..9e65b01f 100644
--- a/poms/alfresco-sdk-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/poms/alfresco-sdk-parent/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@
               as it may break SDK functionalities
              -->
         <app.filtering.enabled>true</app.filtering.enabled>
-        <app.testing.jvm.args>-Xms256m -Xmx1524m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Duser.language=en</app.testing.jvm.args>
 
         <!--  Logging in project's target folder by default
               NOTE: Remember the trailing slash when overriding this.
@@ -159,6 +158,9 @@
         <!-- Sets the H2 Database version to use.
              Note. Upgrading to 1.4.186 did not work, on second start (after initial db creation etc) it will not connect... -->
         <h2.version>1.4.185</h2.version>
+
+        <!-- Give the JVM some more memory so it can load the alfresco.war,share.war,and solr4.war -->
+        <argLine>-Xms256m -Xmx1524m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Duser.language=en</argLine>
     </properties>
 
     <!--
@@ -684,9 +686,6 @@
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>${maven.surefire.version}</version>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <argLine>${app.testing.jvm.args}</argLine>
-                        </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>