diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2906d7fa..7787c899 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 		<spring-cloud-netflix.version>2.2.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-netflix.version>
 
 		<!-- Plugin versions -->
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-eclipse-plugin.version>2.10</maven-eclipse-plugin.version>
 		<!-- Sonar -->
 		<surefire.plugin.version>2.19.1</surefire.plugin.version>
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.8</source>
 					<target>1.8</target>