diff --git a/android/java/app/build.gradle b/android/java/app/build.gradle
index e579f37e7..303f5037d 100644
--- a/android/java/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/java/app/build.gradle
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ android {
         versionName "0.1.1"
     }
 
-    compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-    }
-
     packagingOptions {
         exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'
         exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE.txt'
diff --git a/android/java/lib/build.gradle b/android/java/lib/build.gradle
index 0b86b715e..63fb78580 100644
--- a/android/java/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/android/java/lib/build.gradle
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ android {
         versionCode 2
         versionName "0.1.1"
     }
-
-    compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
-    }
-
     buildTypes {
         debug {
             jniDebugBuild true