diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 74d8279e..5f3e2103 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   <packaging>hpi</packaging>
   <properties>
     <jenkins.version>2.346.1</jenkins.version>
-    <java.level>8</java.level>
     <maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>false</maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>
     <!-- The revision reflects the Peass core version, 2.1.11 uses Peass 0.1.11. -->
     <revision>2.1.12</revision>