diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 856c5656..9373b4f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -570,39 +570,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 				</plugins>
 			</build>
 		</profile>
-		<profile>
-			<id>java7</id>
-			<activation>
-				<file>
-					<missing>.jdk8</missing>
-				</file>
-			</activation>
-			<build>
-				<plugins>
-					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-						<artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.14</version>
-						<configuration>
-							<signature>
-								<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
-								<artifactId>java17</artifactId>
-								<version>1.0</version>
-							</signature>
-						</configuration>
-						<executions>
-							<execution>
-								<id>enforce-java-7</id>
-								<phase>test</phase>
-								<goals>
-									<goal>check</goal>
-								</goals>
-							</execution>
-						</executions>
-					</plugin>
-				</plugins>
-			</build>
-		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>docs</id>
 			<build>