diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 458865c..cacbc53 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -93,21 +93,6 @@ tasks {
         dependsOn("generateTemplates", "processResources")
     }
 
-    withType<JavaCompile> {
-        // ensure that the encoding is set to UTF-8, no matter what the system default is
-        // this fixes some edge cases with special characters not displaying correctly
-        // see http://yodaconditions.net/blog/fix-for-java-file-encoding-problems-with-gradle.html
-        // If Javadoc is generated, this must be specified in that task too.
-        options.encoding = "UTF-8"
-        /*
-        if (targetJavaVersion >= 10 || JavaVersion.current().isJava10Compatible) {
-            options.release.set(targetJavaVersion)
-        }
-         */
-
-        dependsOn("generateTemplates", "processResources")
-    }
-
     withType<KotlinCompile> {
         kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = targetJavaVersion.toString()