diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/gradle/user/UserBasePlugin.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/gradle/user/UserBasePlugin.java
index 2cc249536..45c7dcf2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/gradle/user/UserBasePlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/gradle/user/UserBasePlugin.java
@@ -536,10 +536,6 @@ protected void configureCompilation()
         } else {
             project.getDependencies().add(JavaPlugin.IMPLEMENTATION_CONFIGURATION_NAME, project.fileTree("libs"));
         }
-
-        // set the compile target
-        javaConv.setSourceCompatibility("1.8");
-        javaConv.setTargetCompatibility("1.8");
     }
 
     private void extendsFrom(Configuration configuration, Configuration base) {