diff --git a/jetty-jndi/pom.xml b/jetty-jndi/pom.xml
index 3eb271a8bb5..903f7e94147 100644
--- a/jetty-jndi/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-jndi/pom.xml
@@ -69,18 +69,4 @@
       <artifactId>javax.mail.glassfish</artifactId>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-  <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <id>below-jdk1.6</id>
-      <activation>
-       <jdk>(,1.6)</jdk>
-      </activation>
-      <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.orbit</groupId>
-          <artifactId>javax.activation</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-nosql/pom.xml b/jetty-nosql/pom.xml
index 720668e25ee..80b926a574c 100644
--- a/jetty-nosql/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-nosql/pom.xml
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@
   <build>
     <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- Jetty 7 is JDK5 +
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
-          <verbose>false</verbose>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-       -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/jetty-osgi/test-jetty-osgi-context/pom.xml b/jetty-osgi/test-jetty-osgi-context/pom.xml
index b180cb7df25..72f3d78aa29 100644
--- a/jetty-osgi/test-jetty-osgi-context/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-osgi/test-jetty-osgi-context/pom.xml
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@
  *
                         </Import-Package>
                         <DynamicImport-Package>org.eclipse.jetty.*;version="[9.0,10.0)"</DynamicImport-Package>
-                        <!--Require-Bundle/-->
-                        <!-- Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment>J2SE-1.5</Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment --> 
                     </instructions>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/jetty-osgi/test-jetty-osgi-webapp/pom.xml b/jetty-osgi/test-jetty-osgi-webapp/pom.xml
index 31a2c39b6ce..0140115eb16 100644
--- a/jetty-osgi/test-jetty-osgi-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-osgi/test-jetty-osgi-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@
  *
                         </Import-Package>
                         <DynamicImport-Package>org.eclipse.jetty.*;version="[9.0,10.0)"</DynamicImport-Package>
-                        <!--Require-Bundle/-->
-                        <!-- Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment>J2SE-1.5</Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment --> 
                     </instructions>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e5d8e5c5b7..9d0329fdef0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.7.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <targetJdk>1.5</targetJdk>
+          <targetJdk>1.7</targetJdk>
           <rulesets>
             <ruleset>jetty/pmd_ruleset.xml</ruleset>
           </rulesets>
diff --git a/tests/test-sessions/test-hash-sessions/pom.xml b/tests/test-sessions/test-hash-sessions/pom.xml
index e0fce942e14..6ebe408e5ea 100644
--- a/tests/test-sessions/test-hash-sessions/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-sessions/test-hash-sessions/pom.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
   <url>http://www.eclipse.org/jetty</url>
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/test-sessions/test-jdbc-sessions/pom.xml b/tests/test-sessions/test-jdbc-sessions/pom.xml
index 0513c4e821b..79931d7a4a4 100644
--- a/tests/test-sessions/test-jdbc-sessions/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-sessions/test-jdbc-sessions/pom.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
   <url>http://www.eclipse.org/jetty</url>
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/test-sessions/test-mongodb-sessions/pom.xml b/tests/test-sessions/test-mongodb-sessions/pom.xml
index 5e83b2a3a07..42b3296254a 100644
--- a/tests/test-sessions/test-mongodb-sessions/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-sessions/test-mongodb-sessions/pom.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
   <url>http://www.eclipse.org/jetty</url>
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.5</source>
-          <target>1.5</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/tests/test-webapps/test-mock-resources/pom.xml b/tests/test-webapps/test-mock-resources/pom.xml
index f07097dbe59..34af72dc0ca 100644
--- a/tests/test-webapps/test-mock-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-webapps/test-mock-resources/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
           <verbose>false</verbose>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/tests/test-webapps/test-servlet-spec/test-container-initializer/pom.xml b/tests/test-webapps/test-servlet-spec/test-container-initializer/pom.xml
index 54da2e83181..f900a5fe3eb 100644
--- a/tests/test-webapps/test-servlet-spec/test-container-initializer/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-webapps/test-servlet-spec/test-container-initializer/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
        <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
           <verbose>false</verbose>
         </configuration>
        </plugin>
diff --git a/tests/test-webapps/test-servlet-spec/test-web-fragment/pom.xml b/tests/test-webapps/test-servlet-spec/test-web-fragment/pom.xml
index abef5923f88..d331255885f 100644
--- a/tests/test-webapps/test-servlet-spec/test-web-fragment/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-webapps/test-servlet-spec/test-web-fragment/pom.xml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
           <verbose>false</verbose>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>