diff --git a/microbench/pom.xml b/microbench/pom.xml
index f5d2e805f9..fbc075873b 100644
--- a/microbench/pom.xml
+++ b/microbench/pom.xml
@@ -53,45 +53,6 @@
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>upload-caliper-reports</id>
-            <phase>deploy</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>run</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <failOnError>false</failOnError>
-              <target>
-                <taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml" />
-                <if>
-                  <available file="${user.home}/.caliperrc"/>
-                  <then>
-                    <java
-                      classname="com.google.caliper.Runner"
-                      classpathref="maven.test.classpath">
-                      <arg value="--uploadResults"/>
-                      <arg value="${project.build.directory}/caliper-reports"/>
-                    </java>
-                  </then>
-                  <else>
-                    <echo>
-No .caliperrc file found; not uploading the benchmark report.
-Please follow the instructions at:
-
- * http://code.google.com/p/caliper/wiki/OnlineResults
-
-to upload and browse the benchmark results.
-                    </echo>
-                  </else>
-                </if>
-              </target>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/microbench/src/test/java/com/google/caliper/StandardVm.java b/microbench/src/test/java/com/google/caliper/StandardVm.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35220b9ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microbench/src/test/java/com/google/caliper/StandardVm.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 The Netty Project
+ *
+ * The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+ * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package com.google.caliper;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+final class StandardVm extends Vm {
+
+    @Override public List<String> getVmSpecificOptions(MeasurementType type, Arguments arguments) {
+        if (!arguments.getCaptureVmLog()) {
+            return ImmutableList.of();
+        }
+
+        List<String> result = Lists.newArrayList(
+                "-server", "-dsa", "-da", "-ea:io.netty...",
+                "-Xms768m", "-Xmx768m", "-XX:MaxDirectMemorySize=768m",
+                "-XX:+AggressiveOpts", "-XX:+UseBiasedLocking", "-XX:+UseFastAccessorMethods",
+                "-XX:+UseStringCache", "-XX:+OptimizeStringConcat",
+                "-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError");
+
+        if (type == MeasurementType.TIME) {
+            Collections.addAll(
+                    result,
+                    "-XX:+PrintCompilation");
+        } else {
+            Collections.addAll(
+                    result,
+                    "-verbose:gc",
+                    "-Xbatch",
+                    "-XX:+UseSerialGC",
+                    "-XX:+TieredCompilation");
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static String defaultVmName() {
+        return "java";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/microbench/src/test/java/io/netty/microbench/util/DefaultBenchmark.java b/microbench/src/test/java/io/netty/microbench/util/DefaultBenchmark.java
index 2089cce42b..943ba123fa 100644
--- a/microbench/src/test/java/io/netty/microbench/util/DefaultBenchmark.java
+++ b/microbench/src/test/java/io/netty/microbench/util/DefaultBenchmark.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package io.netty.microbench.util;
 
+import com.google.caliper.CaliperRc;
 import com.google.caliper.Runner;
 import com.google.caliper.SimpleBenchmark;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 public abstract class DefaultBenchmark extends SimpleBenchmark {
 
+    private static boolean warned;
+
     private final int trials;
     private final int warmupMillis;
     private final int runMillis;
@@ -72,27 +75,54 @@ public abstract class DefaultBenchmark extends SimpleBenchmark {
             fail("not a directory: " + reportDir.getAbsolutePath());
         }
 
-        deleteOldReports(reportDir);
+        boolean deleted = deleteOldReports(reportDir);
+
+        if (!warned) {
+            CaliperRc caliperrc = CaliperRc.INSTANCE;
+            if (caliperrc.getApiKey() == null || caliperrc.getPostUrl() == null) {
+                warned = true;
+                System.out.println();
+                System.out.println(" Cannot read the configuration properties from .caliperrc.");
+                System.out.println(" Please follow the instructions at:");
+                System.out.println();
+                System.out.println("   * http://code.google.com/p/caliper/wiki/OnlineResults");
+                System.out.println();
+                System.out.println(" to upload and browse the benchmark results.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (deleted || warned) {
+            // Insert a pretty newline.
+            System.out.println();
+        }
 
         new Runner().run(
                 "--trials", String.valueOf(trials),
                 "--warmupMillis", String.valueOf(warmupMillis),
                 "--runMillis", String.valueOf(runMillis),
-                "--captureVmLog",
                 "--saveResults", reportDir.getAbsolutePath(),
+                "--captureVmLog",
                 getClass().getName());
     }
 
-    private void deleteOldReports(File reportDir) {
+    private boolean deleteOldReports(File reportDir) {
         final String prefix = getClass().getName() + '.';
         final String suffix = ".json";
+
+        boolean deleted = false;
         for (File f: reportDir.listFiles()) {
             String name = f.getName();
             if (name.startsWith(prefix) && name.endsWith(suffix)) {
                 if (f.delete()) {
+                    if (!deleted) {
+                        deleted = true;
+                        System.out.println();
+                    }
                     System.out.println(" Deleted old report: " + name.substring(prefix.length(), name.length() - suffix.length()));
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        return deleted;
     }
 }