diff --git a/avatar-storage/pom.xml b/avatar-storage/pom.xml
index eede1a4..042b627 100644
--- a/avatar-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/avatar-storage/pom.xml
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@
 	<artifactId>avatar-storage</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-	<properties>
-		<java.version>17</java.version>
-		<maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
-		<maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
-	</properties>
-
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.parent.artifactId}.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.parent.artifactId}.git</developerConnection>