diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8100f64b..bb729cab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     <name>Route</name>
     <description>Route</description>
     <properties>
-        <java.version>17</java.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>