diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d4052bf47..3f330a9ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@
             <configuration>
               <configLocation>src/checkstyle/nohttp-checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
               <suppressionsLocation>src/checkstyle/nohttp-checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
-              <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
               <sourceDirectories>${basedir}</sourceDirectories>
               <includes>**/*</includes>
               <excludes>**/.git/**/*,**/.idea/**/*,**/target/**/,**/.flattened-pom.xml,**/*.class</excludes>