diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f9f6376d..e86caa69 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     <properties>
         <revision>2.12.9</revision>
         <changelist>-SNAPSHOT</changelist>
-        <java.level>8</java.level>
         <spotbugs.excludeFilterFile>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/src/spotbugs/spotbugs-excludes.xml</spotbugs.excludeFilterFile>
         <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
     </properties>