diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/ApiClient.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/ApiClient.mustache
index 58bab66e13d..14d1c224c1e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/ApiClient.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/ApiClient.mustache
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ public class ApiClient {
     return json;
   }
 
+  public Client getHttpClient() {
+    return httpClient;
+  }
+
+  public ApiClient setHttpClient(Client httpClient) {
+    this.httpClient = httpClient;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public String getBasePath() {
     return basePath;
   }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
index 472bbf9b9b8..df02b10e73e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
@@ -104,27 +104,6 @@
           <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <!-- For testing build.gradle -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.1</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>gradle-test</id>
-            <phase>integration-test</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>exec</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <executable>gradle</executable>
-              <arguments>
-                <argument>check</argument>
-              </arguments>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/jersey2/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/ApiClient.java b/samples/client/petstore/java/jersey2/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/ApiClient.java
index a2607bfd516..047a47252f8 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/jersey2/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/ApiClient.java
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/jersey2/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/ApiClient.java
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ public class ApiClient {
     return json;
   }
 
+  public Client getHttpClient() {
+    return httpClient;
+  }
+
+  public ApiClient setHttpClient(Client httpClient) {
+    this.httpClient = httpClient;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public String getBasePath() {
     return basePath;
   }