diff --git a/google-cloud-firestore/pom.xml b/google-cloud-firestore/pom.xml
index e111893cf..96795ef9c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-firestore/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-firestore/pom.xml
@@ -347,20 +347,6 @@
               </execution>
             </executions>
           </plugin>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            <inherited>true</inherited>
-            <configuration>
-              <!-- Enable Java 17 for all sources so that Intellij picks the right language level -->
-              <source>17</source>
-              <compilerArgs>
-                <arg>-parameters</arg>
-                <arg>--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
-                <arg>--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED</arg>
-              </compilerArgs>
-            </configuration>
-          </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>