diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-netflix-dependencies/pom.xml
index 11ba39b8..e990fe4c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 		<zuul.version>1.3.0</zuul.version>
 		<rxjava.version>1.2.0</rxjava.version>
 		<rxjava-reactive-streams.version>1.2.1</rxjava-reactive-streams.version>
-		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 		<turbine.version>1.0.0</turbine.version>
 		<eureka-jersey.version>1.19.1</eureka-jersey.version>
 		<xstream.version>1.4.9</xstream.version>