diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index db7cb96e..84b40d41 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 
 # Spring BOM overrides
 postgresql.version = 42.4.1
-
-# TODO: can be removed if all dependencies are JDK 16 compliant
-org.gradle.jvmargs= \
-  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED \
-  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED \
-  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser=ALL-UNNAMED \
-  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree=ALL-UNNAMED \
-  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util=ALL-UNNAMED