diff --git a/java-websocket/pom.xml b/java-websocket/pom.xml
index 7c3f32b092..ffc2b0631e 100644
--- a/java-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/java-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
     <properties>
         <javax.websocket-api.version>1.1</javax.websocket-api.version>
         <gson.version>2.8.0</gson.version>
diff --git a/libraries-server-2/pom.xml b/libraries-server-2/pom.xml
index 359954a6d2..7377fa3fa9 100644
--- a/libraries-server-2/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-server-2/pom.xml
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-di/pom.xml b/spring-di/pom.xml
index 9d2a260a06..af0601deb6 100644
--- a/spring-di/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-di/pom.xml
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
index 6d573b6813..0621009bdd 100644
--- a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-katharsis/pom.xml b/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
index 2fcc87e2dd..b836a42bca 100644
--- a/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-mobile/pom.xml b/spring-mobile/pom.xml
index bac1d2cdc9..7f715c8735 100644
--- a/spring-mobile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mobile/pom.xml
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
     <properties>
         <spring-mobile-device.version>1.1.5.RELEASE</spring-mobile-device.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/vaadin/pom.xml b/vaadin/pom.xml
index 82963f9e7f..aa37a2392a 100644
--- a/vaadin/pom.xml
+++ b/vaadin/pom.xml
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>