diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 831da1be2..293ad389c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -181,19 +181,12 @@
 
   <properties>
     <scm.url>scm:git:https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/modello.git</scm.url>
-    <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <jackson.version>2.22.4</jackson.version>
     <jdom.version>2.0.2</jdom.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
     <sisu.version>1.1.1</sisu.version>
     <mavenVersion>3.6.3</mavenVersion>
     <junit4Version>4.13.2</junit4Version>
-    <!--
-      ! This controls the minimum java version
-      ! and also the version which is used
-      ! in the integration tests.
-    -->
-    <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2026-08-30T21:30:18Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>