request.setRemoteRepositories(normalizeToArtifactRepositories(remoteRepositories, request));
        request.setProcessPlugins(false);
        request.setValidationLevel(ModelBuildingRequest.VALIDATION_LEVEL_MINIMAL);

        try {
            return projectBuilder.build(artifact, allowStubModel, request).getProject();
        } catch (ProjectBuildingException e) {
            throw transformError(e);
        }
    }