diff --git a/modules/java/android_sdk/android_gradle_lib/build.gradle b/modules/java/android_sdk/android_gradle_lib/build.gradle
index 3966c9def6..41cdb9e5e1 100644
--- a/modules/java/android_sdk/android_gradle_lib/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/java/android_sdk/android_gradle_lib/build.gradle
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
         }
     }
-    compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_6
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_6
-    }
 
     sourceSets {
         main {
diff --git a/modules/java/android_sdk/build.gradle.in b/modules/java/android_sdk/build.gradle.in
index 4268231873..90f0e88fd7 100644
--- a/modules/java/android_sdk/build.gradle.in
+++ b/modules/java/android_sdk/build.gradle.in
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
         }
     }
-    compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_6
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_6
-    }
 
     sourceSets {
         main {