diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java-lang/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java-lang/build.gradle
index 8258d36ba37..74bdd7ed385 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java-lang/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java-lang/build.gradle
@@ -12,8 +12,3 @@ addTestSuiteForDir('latestDepTest', 'test')
 dependencies {
   testRuntimeOnly project(':dd-java-agent:instrumentation:iast-instrumenter')
 }
-
-tasks.compileTestJava.configure {
-  setJavaVersion(it, 8)
-}
-
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java-net/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java-net/build.gradle
index 8258d36ba37..74bdd7ed385 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java-net/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java-net/build.gradle
@@ -12,8 +12,3 @@ addTestSuiteForDir('latestDepTest', 'test')
 dependencies {
   testRuntimeOnly project(':dd-java-agent:instrumentation:iast-instrumenter')
 }
-
-tasks.compileTestJava.configure {
-  setJavaVersion(it, 8)
-}
-
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/javax-naming/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/javax-naming/build.gradle
index 167588643d4..74bdd7ed385 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/javax-naming/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/javax-naming/build.gradle
@@ -12,9 +12,3 @@ addTestSuiteForDir('latestDepTest', 'test')
 dependencies {
   testRuntimeOnly project(':dd-java-agent:instrumentation:iast-instrumenter')
 }
-
-
-tasks.compileTestJava.configure {
-  setJavaVersion(it, 8)
-}
-