diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsReport.java b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsReport.java
index a46778ec..5299aa94 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsReport.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsReport.java
@@ -36,15 +36,13 @@ public abstract class SpotBugsReport
         CustomizableHtmlReport // to expose CustomizableHtmlReport#setStylesheet to build script
 {
   private final RegularFileProperty destination;
-  private final Property<Boolean> isEnabled;
   private final Property<Boolean> isRequired;
   private final SpotBugsTask task;
 
   @Inject
   public SpotBugsReport(ObjectFactory objects, SpotBugsTask task) {
     this.destination = objects.fileProperty();
-    this.isEnabled = objects.property(Boolean.class);
-    this.isRequired = objects.property(Boolean.class).value(Boolean.TRUE);
+    this.isRequired = objects.property(Boolean.class).convention(Boolean.TRUE);
     this.task = task;
   }
 
@@ -79,21 +77,21 @@ public Property<Boolean> getRequired() {
   @Deprecated
   @Override
   public boolean isEnabled() {
-    return isEnabled.getOrElse(Boolean.TRUE);
+    return isRequired.get();
   }
 
   /** @deprecated use {@code getRequired().set(value)} instead. */
   @Deprecated
   @Override
   public void setEnabled(boolean b) {
-    isEnabled.set(b);
+    isRequired.set(b);
   }
 
   /** @deprecated use {@code getRequired().set(provider)} instead. */
   @Deprecated
   @Override
   public void setEnabled(Provider<Boolean> provider) {
-    isEnabled.set(provider);
+    isRequired.set(provider);
   }
 
   /** @deprecated use {@code getOutputLocation().set(file)} instead. */
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsTask.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsTask.groovy
index 5c49b0d5..4a9b835f 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsTask.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/SpotBugsTask.groovy
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ abstract class SpotBugsTask extends DefaultTask implements VerificationTask {
     @Optional
     @Nested
     SpotBugsReport getFirstEnabledReport() {
-        java.util.Optional<SpotBugsReport> report = reports.stream().filter({ report -> report.enabled || report.required}).findFirst()
+        java.util.Optional<SpotBugsReport> report = reports.stream().filter({ report -> report.enabled }).findFirst()
         return report.orElse(null)
     }
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ abstract class SpotBugsTask extends DefaultTask implements VerificationTask {
     @Optional
     @Nested
     Set<SpotBugsReport> getEnabledReports() {
-        return reports.findAll {it.enabled}
+        return reports.findAll { it.enabled }
     }
 
     void setReportLevel(@Nullable String name) {