diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2d53aade57e..694708962d2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -968,7 +968,9 @@ def sep = Pattern.quote(File.separator)
 
 jacocoTestReport {
   reports {
-    xml.required = true
+    xml.required = false
+    csv.required = false
+    html.required = false
   }
 }
 
@@ -1056,13 +1058,6 @@ tasks.register("verifyDistributions") {
   }
 }
 
-tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
-  if (!project.hasProperty("createReports")) {
-    reports.html.required = false
-    reports.junitXml.required = false
-  }
-}
-
 dependencies {
   errorprone 'com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core'
   // https://github.com/hyperledger/besu-errorprone-checks/