diff --git a/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/applications/DeployMojoSupport.java b/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/applications/DeployMojoSupport.java
index 8cc72e151..7a5e1fe64 100644
--- a/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/applications/DeployMojoSupport.java
+++ b/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/applications/DeployMojoSupport.java
@@ -308,14 +308,11 @@ protected void verifyAppStarted(String appFile) throws MojoExecutionException {
         if (shouldValidateAppStart()) {
             String appName = appFile.substring(0, appFile.lastIndexOf('.'));
             if (getAppsDirectory().equals("apps")) {
-
-                File serverXML = new File(serverDirectory, "server.xml");
-
                 try {
                     Map<String, File> libertyDirPropertyFiles = getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles();
                     CommonLogger logger = new CommonLogger(getLog());
                     setLog(logger.getLog());
-                    getServerConfigDocument(logger, serverXML, libertyDirPropertyFiles);
+                    getServerConfigDocument(logger, libertyDirPropertyFiles);
 
                     //appName will be set to a name derived from appFile if no name can be found.
                     appName = scd.findNameForLocation(appFile);
diff --git a/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/applications/UndeployAppMojo.java b/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/applications/UndeployAppMojo.java
index a26848824..27b5d940b 100644
--- a/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/applications/UndeployAppMojo.java
+++ b/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/applications/UndeployAppMojo.java
@@ -131,13 +131,10 @@ protected void undeployApp(File file) throws MojoExecutionException {
         if (getAppsDirectory().equals("apps")) {
 
             try {
-                File serverXML = new File(serverDirectory.getCanonicalPath(), "server.xml");
-            
                 Map<String, File> libertyDirPropertyFiles = getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles();
                 CommonLogger logger = new CommonLogger(getLog());
                 setLog(logger.getLog());
-                getServerConfigDocument(logger, serverXML, configDirectory,
-                bootstrapPropertiesFile, combinedBootstrapProperties, serverEnvFile, false, libertyDirPropertyFiles);
+                getServerConfigDocument(logger, libertyDirPropertyFiles);
 
                 //appName will be set to a name derived from file if no name can be found.
                 appName = scd.findNameForLocation(appName);
diff --git a/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/server/PluginConfigSupport.java b/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/server/PluginConfigSupport.java
index dde260e6c..f4b322c5b 100644
--- a/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/server/PluginConfigSupport.java
+++ b/liberty-maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/openliberty/tools/maven/server/PluginConfigSupport.java
@@ -374,10 +374,7 @@ protected Set<String> getAppConfigLocationsFromSourceServerXml() {
             Map<String, File> libertyDirPropertyFiles = getLibertyDirectoryPropertyFiles();
             CommonLogger logger = new CommonLogger(getLog());
             setLog(logger.getLog());
-            // scd = getServerConfigDocument(logger, serverXML, configDirectory,
-            //             bootstrapPropertiesFile, combinedBootstrapProperties, serverEnvFile, false,
-            //             libertyDirPropertyFiles);
-            scd = getServerConfigDocument(logger, serverXML, libertyDirPropertyFiles);
+            scd = getServerConfigDocument(logger, libertyDirPropertyFiles);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 getLog().warn(e.getLocalizedMessage());
                 getLog().debug(e);
@@ -386,6 +383,7 @@ protected Set<String> getAppConfigLocationsFromSourceServerXml() {
         return scd != null ? scd.getLocations() : new HashSet<String>();
     }
 
+    // Deprecated after ci.common 1.8.33
     protected ServerConfigDocument getServerConfigDocument(CommonLoggerI log, File serverXML, File configDir, File bootstrapFile,
             Map<String, String> bootstrapProp, File serverEnvFile, boolean giveConfigDirPrecedence, Map<String, File> libertyDirPropertyFiles) throws IOException {
         if (scd == null || !scd.getServerXML().getCanonicalPath().equals(serverXML.getCanonicalPath())) {
@@ -395,12 +393,8 @@ protected ServerConfigDocument getServerConfigDocument(CommonLoggerI log, File s
         return scd;
     }
 
-    protected ServerConfigDocument getServerConfigDocument(CommonLoggerI log, File serverXML, Map<String, File> libertyDirPropertyFiles) throws IOException {
-        if (scd == null || !scd.getServerXML().getCanonicalPath().equals(serverXML.getCanonicalPath())) {
-            scd = new ServerConfigDocument(log, libertyDirPropertyFiles);
-        }
-
-        return scd;
+    protected ServerConfigDocument getServerConfigDocument(CommonLoggerI log, Map<String, File> libertyDirPropertyFiles) throws IOException {
+        return new ServerConfigDocument(log, libertyDirPropertyFiles);
     }
 
     protected String getAppsDirectory() {