diff --git a/rosetta-testing/pom.xml b/rosetta-testing/pom.xml
index c24cfc042..e4caa2fea 100644
--- a/rosetta-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/rosetta-testing/pom.xml
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 	<name>Rosetta DSL Testing Utilities</name>
 	<artifactId>com.regnosys.rosetta.tests</artifactId>
 
-	<properties>
-		<maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
-
-	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<!-- Inter-project dependencies -->
 		<dependency>