diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-dir/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-dir/pom.xml
index 49e8046c1b..2df6271e8f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-dir/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-dir/pom.xml
@@ -7,18 +7,11 @@
 	<version>0.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<maven.compiler.source>@java.version@</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>@java.version@</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-jar/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-jar/pom.xml
index bc2bdc0674..3e57160e10 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-jar/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-jar/pom.xml
@@ -7,18 +7,11 @@
 	<version>0.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<maven.compiler.source>@java.version@</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>@java.version@</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-props-lib/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-props-lib/pom.xml
index 7fa97fd45b..6820957f80 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-props-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-props-lib/pom.xml
@@ -7,18 +7,11 @@
 	<version>0.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<maven.compiler.source>@java.version@</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>@java.version@</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-props/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-props/pom.xml
index e2871bdc20..642f422a77 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-props/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-props/pom.xml
@@ -7,18 +7,11 @@
 	<version>0.0.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<maven.compiler.source>@java.version@</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>@java.version@</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-war/pom.xml b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-war/pom.xml
index 09077520d3..1dcac180d2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-war/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/it/executable-war/pom.xml
@@ -8,18 +8,11 @@
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<maven.compiler.source>@java.version@</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>@java.version@</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>