diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e12769d76..9edb82876 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -786,15 +786,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
-                    <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>