diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e73289..3f45617 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     <revision>1.303</revision>
     <changelist>999999-SNAPSHOT</changelist>
     <jenkins.version>2.289.1</jenkins.version>
-    <java.level>8</java.level>
     <no-test-jar>false</no-test-jar>
   </properties>