diff --git a/hbase-build-configuration/pom.xml b/hbase-build-configuration/pom.xml
index 477f72433698..4bab5e9c579d 100644
--- a/hbase-build-configuration/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-build-configuration/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>${maven.compiler.version}</version>
             <configuration>
               <source>${compileSource}</source>
               <target>${compileSource}</target>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f0772511f7f1..275673aab8b5 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>21</version>
+    <version>22</version>
     <relativePath/>
     <!-- no parent resolution -->
   </parent>
@@ -691,7 +691,6 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${maven.compiler.version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <source>${compileSource}</source>
             <target>${compileSource}</target>
@@ -1528,7 +1527,6 @@
     <maven.antrun.version>1.8</maven.antrun.version>
     <maven.bundle.version>3.3.0</maven.bundle.version>
     <maven.checkstyle.version>3.0.0</maven.checkstyle.version>
-    <maven.compiler.version>3.8.0</maven.compiler.version>
     <maven.eclipse.version>2.10</maven.eclipse.version>
     <maven.warbucks.version>1.1.0</maven.warbucks.version>
     <maven.project.info.report.version>2.9</maven.project.info.report.version>