diff --git a/build-tools/build-infra/src/main/java/org/apache/lucene/gradle/Checksum.java b/build-tools/build-infra/src/main/java/org/apache/lucene/gradle/Checksum.java
index 49374214c9c..7566102294f 100644
--- a/build-tools/build-infra/src/main/java/org/apache/lucene/gradle/Checksum.java
+++ b/build-tools/build-infra/src/main/java/org/apache/lucene/gradle/Checksum.java
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public class Checksum extends DefaultTask {
 
   public Checksum() {
     outputDir = new File(getProject().getBuildDir(), "checksums");
-    algorithm = Algorithm.SHA256;
   }
 
   @InputFiles