diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d6fd4eca69..1a9523613d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -200,11 +200,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <!--<source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>-->
                     <excludes>
                         <exclude>org/jgroups/util/JUnitXMLReporter.java</exclude>
-                        <!--<exclude>org/jgroups/demos/**</exclude>-->
                     </excludes>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>