diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-gson/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-gson/pom.xml
index 5bb0317371..f5476c8895 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-gson/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-gson/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	<description>Spring Boot Hypermedia GSON Sample</description>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
-		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-jpa/pom.xml
index ef99372e65..5da052059d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	<description>Spring Boot Hypermedia JPA Sample</description>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
-		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-ui/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-ui/pom.xml
index ada9bd0e8c..620d39bcd2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia-ui/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	<description>Spring Boot Hypermedia UI Sample</description>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
-		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia/pom.xml
index 2c2900038f..e0302a3d62 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-hypermedia/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>