diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45ef4f3..626d5ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 	<properties>
 		<!-- Convenience property to set the GWT version -->
 		<gwtVersion>2.7.0</gwtVersion>
-		<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 
@@ -177,10 +175,6 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.3.2</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
-				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<!-- SA Plugin -->
 			<plugin>