diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/pom.xml
index 17e45a2463b..7b9cbfbe00f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/pom.xml
@@ -65,32 +65,6 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-effective-pom</id>
-						<phase>generate-test-resources</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<artifactItems>
-								<artifactItem>
-									<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-									<artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-									<version>${project.version}</version>
-									<type>effective-pom</type>
-									<overWrite>true</overWrite>
-									<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-									<destFileName>dependencies-pom.xml</destFileName>
-								</artifactItem>
-							</artifactItems>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/test/java/sample/layout/GradeIT.java b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/test/java/sample/layout/GradleIT.java
similarity index 87%
rename from spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/test/java/sample/layout/GradeIT.java
rename to spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/test/java/sample/layout/GradleIT.java
index 5a132fa00e4..b488064a21e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/test/java/sample/layout/GradeIT.java
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/test/java/sample/layout/GradleIT.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
 
 import org.springframework.util.FileCopyUtils;
 
-public class GradeIT {
+public class GradleIT {
 
 	@Test
 	public void sampleDefault() throws Exception {
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public class GradeIT {
 		((DefaultGradleConnector) gradleConnector).embedded(true);
 		ProjectConnection project = gradleConnector.forProjectDirectory(projectDirectory)
 				.connect();
-		project.newBuild().forTasks("clean", "build")
+		project.newBuild().forTasks("clean", "build").setStandardOutput(System.out)
+				.setStandardError(System.err)
 				.withArguments("-PbootVersion=" + getBootVersion()).run();
 		Verify.verify(
 				new File("target/gradleit/" + name + "/build/libs/" + name + ".jar"),
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ public class GradeIT {
 
 	public static String getBootVersion() {
 		return evaluateExpression(
-				"/*[local-name()='project']/*[local-name()='version']" + "/text()");
+				"/*[local-name()='project']/*[local-name()='parent']/*[local-name()='version']"
+						+ "/text()");
 	}
 
 	private static String evaluateExpression(String expression) {
@@ -77,8 +79,7 @@ public class GradeIT {
 			XPathFactory xPathFactory = XPathFactory.newInstance();
 			XPath xpath = xPathFactory.newXPath();
 			XPathExpression expr = xpath.compile(expression);
-			String version = expr.evaluate(
-					new InputSource(new FileReader("target/dependencies-pom.xml")));
+			String version = expr.evaluate(new InputSource(new FileReader("pom.xml")));
 			return version;
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {