diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index 1175ea09c..39e39e80c 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
 
     <properties>
         <findbugs.onlyAnalyze>org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.*</findbugs.onlyAnalyze>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
     <build>
         <plugins>