diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5373b1da8..443c2c874 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,14 +116,6 @@
     </extensions>
 
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.agilejava.docbkx</groupId>
         <artifactId>docbkx-maven-plugin</artifactId>