diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-converters/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-converters/pom.xml
index e0e68ba5f0..aa0eb582ad 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-converters/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-converters/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Cloud Contract Converters</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Contract Converters</description>
-	<properties><java.version>1.8</java.version></properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>