diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-catalog/hadoop-yarn-applications-catalog-webapp/pom.xml b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-catalog/hadoop-yarn-applications-catalog-webapp/pom.xml
index 1ca403a970..9915422d36 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-catalog/hadoop-yarn-applications-catalog-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-applications-catalog/hadoop-yarn-applications-catalog-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
                     <compilerArguments>
                         <endorseddirs>${endorsed.dir}</endorseddirs>
                     </compilerArguments>