diff --git a/spring-boot-security/pom.xml b/spring-boot-security/pom.xml
index 130bd52235..1f904d0a67 100644
--- a/spring-boot-security/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-security/pom.xml
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.9.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>