diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9534c099b..1fcf174c5 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@
 
         <plugins>
 
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-scm-publish-plugin</artifactId>