diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e82f6f8..b4cab9e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <url>http://extendedclip.com</url>
 
     <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 
@@ -72,15 +74,6 @@
                     <finalName>${project.name}-${project.version}</finalName>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.7.0</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>