}

        boolean system = dependency.getSystemPath() != null
                && !dependency.getSystemPath().isEmpty();

        Map<String, String> props = null;
        if (system) {
            props = Collections.singletonMap(MavenArtifactProperties.LOCAL_PATH, dependency.getSystemPath());
        }

        Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact(

            return null;
        }

        if (Artifact.SCOPE_SYSTEM.equals(effectiveScope)) {
            dependencyArtifact.setFile(new File(dependency.getSystemPath()));
        }

        dependencyArtifact.setDependencyFilter(createDependencyFilter(dependency, inheritedFilter));

        return dependencyArtifact;
    }

                            key,
                            "declares usage of deprecated 'system' scope ",
                            dependency);
                }

                String sysPath = dependency.getSystemPath();
                if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(sysPath)) {
                    if (!hasExpression(sysPath)) {
                        addViolation(
                                problems,