diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin2/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin2/pom.xml
index bacb0bf46..370f2c357 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin2/pom.xml
@@ -24,18 +24,6 @@
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Cloud Sleuth Zipkin v2</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Sleuth Zipkin v2</description>
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
 
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>