diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 57880f6..962843b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@
     <maven.scm.version>1.9</maven.scm.version>
     <maven.changes.version>2.4</maven.changes.version>
     <maven.api.version>2.0.6</maven.api.version>
-    <maven.compiler.source>1.5</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>1.5</maven.compiler.target>    
-    <mojo.java.target>1.5</mojo.java.target>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>