diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c8db76da..382da0e96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,20 +87,16 @@ For instance, the [README of v0.17.0-RC1](https://github.com/robstoll/atrium/tre
 # Installation
 
 ## JVM
-Atrium is linked to [mavenCentral](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:ch.tutteli.atrium), 
-[jcenter](https://bintray.com/bintray/jcenter?filterByPkgName=atrium)
-but can also be retrieved directly from [bintray](https://bintray.com/robstoll/tutteli-jars/atrium). 
+Atrium is published to [mavenCentral](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:ch.tutteli.atrium). 
 
 *gradle*: 
 ```
-buildscript {
-    ext { atrium_version='0.17.0-RC1' }
-}
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
+val atriumVersion by extra("0.17.0-RC1")
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation "ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-fluent-en_GB:$atrium_version"
+    testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-fluent-en_GB:$atriumVersion")
 }
 ```
 We have defined a dependency to the bundle `atrium-fluent-en_GB` in the above example 
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ We currently provide the following extensions for the JVM platform:
 You can enable them as follows:
 ```
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation "ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-api-fluent-en_GB-kotlin_1_3:$atrium_version"
+    testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-api-fluent-en_GB-kotlin_1_3:$atriumVersion")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -125,21 +121,19 @@ Also take a look at [Third-party Extensions](#third-party-extensions) which migh
 <summary>click to see how the setup for the infix API looks like</summary>
 
 ```
-buildscript {
-    ext { atrium_version='0.17.0-RC1' }
-}
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
+val atriumVersion by extra("0.17.0-RC1")
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation "ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-infix-en_GB:$atrium_version"
+    testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-infix-en_GB:$atriumVersion")
 }
 ```
 
 And for the aforementioned extensions:
 ```
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation "ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-api-infix-en_GB-kotlin_1_3:$atrium_version"
+    testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-api-infix-en_GB-kotlin_1_3:$atriumVersion")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -157,14 +151,12 @@ That is all, you are all set. Jump to [Examples](#examples) which shows how to u
 ## JS
 
 ```
-buildscript {
-    ext { atrium_version='0.17.0-RC1' }
-}
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
+val atriumVersion by extra("0.17.0-RC1")
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-fluent-en_GB-js:$atrium_version")
+    testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-fluent-en_GB-js:$atriumVersion")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -191,7 +183,7 @@ We currently provide the following extensions for the JS platform:
 You can enable them as follows:
 ```
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation "ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-api-fluent-en_GB-kotlin_1_3-js:$atrium_version"
+    testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-api-fluent-en_GB-kotlin_1_3-js:$atriumVersion")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -199,21 +191,19 @@ dependencies {
 <summary>click to see how the setup for the infix API looks like</summary>
 
 ```
-buildscript {
-    ext { atrium_version='0.17.0-RC1' }
-}
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
+val atriumVersion by extra("0.17.0-RC1")
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation "ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-infix-en_GB-js:$atrium_version"
+    testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-infix-en_GB-js:$atriumVersion")
 }
 ```
 
 and for the aforementioned extensions:
 ```
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation "ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-api-infix-en_GB-kotlin_1_3-js:$atrium_version"
+    testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-api-infix-en_GB-kotlin_1_3-js:$atriumVersion")
 }
 ```
 <hr/>
@@ -2396,7 +2386,7 @@ In order to create an own expectation verb it is sufficient to:
     Taking the setup shown in the [Installation](#installation) section for the JVM platform, you would replace the `dependencies` block as follows:
     ```gradle
     dependencies {
-        testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-fluent-en_GB:$atrium_version") {
+        testImplementation("ch.tutteli.atrium:atrium-fluent-en_GB:$atriumVersion") {
             exclude group: 'ch.tutteli.atrium', module: 'atrium-verbs'
         }
     }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e3579af37..74e25dd22 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ kotlinutils.kotlinVersion = kotlin_version
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
-    jcenter()
 }
 
 configurations {
diff --git a/misc/tools/readme-examples/build.gradle b/misc/tools/readme-examples/build.gradle
index fc4b930bf..fe474eebb 100644
--- a/misc/tools/readme-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/misc/tools/readme-examples/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 description = 'Runs examples, includes the code and the output in README.md'
 
-repositories {
-    maven { url "https://dl.bintray.com/jetbrains/spek" }
-}
-
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
 dependencies {
     implementation "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-console-standalone:$junitPlatformVersion"
diff --git a/samples/maven/settings.xml b/samples/maven/settings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d64e702f..000000000
--- a/samples/maven/settings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
-<settings xsi:schemaLocation='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd'
-          xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'>
-
-    <activeProfiles>
-        <activeProfile>jcenter</activeProfile>
-    </activeProfiles>
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>bintray</id>
-            <repositories>
-                <repository>
-                    <snapshots>
-                        <enabled>false</enabled>
-                    </snapshots>
-                    <id>bintray-robstoll-tutteli-jars</id>
-                    <name>bintray</name>
-                    <url>https://dl.bintray.com/robstoll/tutteli-jars</url>
-                </repository>
-            </repositories>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>jcenter</id>
-            <repositories>
-                <repository>
-                    <id>jcenter</id>
-                    <url>https://jcenter.bintray.com/</url>
-                </repository>
-            </repositories>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
-</settings>