diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/models/annotations/apt/ValidatingAnnotationProcessor.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/models/annotations/apt/ValidatingAnnotationProcessor.java
index f84563f..3d25ab6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/models/annotations/apt/ValidatingAnnotationProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/models/annotations/apt/ValidatingAnnotationProcessor.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 import javax.annotation.processing.AbstractProcessor;
 import javax.annotation.processing.RoundEnvironment;
 import javax.annotation.processing.SupportedAnnotationTypes;
-import javax.annotation.processing.SupportedSourceVersion;
-import javax.lang.model.SourceVersion;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
 import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Modifier;
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@
     "javax.inject.Inject",
     "org.apache.sling.models.annotations.injectorspecific.*",
 })
-@SupportedSourceVersion(SourceVersion.RELEASE_8)
 public class ValidatingAnnotationProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
 
     @Override