diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9060e944..5257be44 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@ under the License.
     <projectInfoReportsPluginVersion>2.7</projectInfoReportsPluginVersion>
     <surefirePluginVersion>2.22.1</surefirePluginVersion>
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2020-03-06T20:49:49Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>