diff --git a/doc/examples/java-example/pom.xml b/doc/examples/java-example/pom.xml
index 9c7effb7bd3..66502ed0b24 100644
--- a/doc/examples/java-example/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/examples/java-example/pom.xml
@@ -70,15 +70,6 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${avro.version}</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>11</source>
-          <target>11</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>