diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/AbstractCompilerMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/AbstractCompilerMojo.java
index edb9ad7ed..dffa83e91 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/AbstractCompilerMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/AbstractCompilerMojo.java
@@ -892,8 +892,6 @@ private void executeReal() throws MojoExecutionException, CompilationFailureExce
 
         compilerConfiguration.setWorkingDirectory(basedir);
 
-        compilerConfiguration.setCompilerVersion(compilerVersion);
-
         compilerConfiguration.setBuildDirectory(buildDirectory);
 
         compilerConfiguration.setOutputFileName(outputFileName);