diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d1766e2d7..c8f51844c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ android {
 
     compileOptions {
         compileOptions.encoding = "UTF-8"
-
-        // Use Java 1.7, requires minSdk 8
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
     }
 
     aaptOptions {