diff --git a/echo/client/spring-ws/pom.xml b/echo/client/spring-ws/pom.xml
index 97c2d1c..335b6b3 100644
--- a/echo/client/spring-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/echo/client/spring-ws/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 	<description>Demo project for Spring Web Services</description>
 
 	<properties>
-		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<log4j2.version>2.15.0</log4j2.version>
 	</properties>