diff --git a/jetty-server/pom.xml b/jetty-server/pom.xml
index 8390913..6068b90 100644
--- a/jetty-server/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-server/pom.xml
@@ -15,15 +15,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <!-- this SHOULD be 1.8 (for test cases) -->
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
@@ -63,39 +54,6 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
-  <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <id>java7-only-jetty-server</id>
-      <activation>
-        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
-        <jdk>1.7</jdk>
-      </activation>
-      <build>
-        <pluginManagement>
-          <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-              <configuration>
-                <testExcludes>
-                  <testExclude>org/eclipse/jetty/server/ssl/SslConnectionFactoryTest.java</testExclude>
-                </testExcludes>
-              </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-              <configuration>
-                <excludes>
-                  <exclude>org/eclipse/jetty/server/ssl/SslConnectionFactoryTest.java</exclude>
-                </excludes>
-              </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-          </plugins>
-        </pluginManagement>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
diff --git a/jetty-util/pom.xml b/jetty-util/pom.xml
index 0663d51..08fba94 100644
--- a/jetty-util/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-util/pom.xml
@@ -15,15 +15,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <!-- this SHOULD be 1.8 -->
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
@@ -49,31 +40,6 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
-  <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <id>java7-only-jetty-util</id>
-      <activation>
-        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
-        <jdk>1.7</jdk>
-      </activation>
-      <build>
-        <pluginManagement>
-          <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-              <configuration>
-                <excludes>
-                  <exclude>org/eclipse/jetty/util/ssl/ExtendedSslContextFactory.java</exclude>
-                  <exclude>org/eclipse/jetty/util/ssl/SniX509ExtendedKeyManager.java</exclude>
-                </excludes>
-              </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-          </plugins>
-        </pluginManagement>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc1359a..a6c850f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2</version>
+        <version>3.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.7</source>
           <target>1.7</target>
+          <testSource>1.8</testSource>
+          <testTarget>1.8</testTarget>
           <verbose>false</verbose>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -135,8 +137,8 @@
                   <message>[ERROR] OLD MAVEN [${maven.version}] in use, Jetty ${project.version} requires Maven 3.0.0 or newer</message>
                 </requireMavenVersion>
                 <requireJavaVersion>
-                  <version>[1.7.0-40,)</version>
-                  <message>[ERROR] OLD JDK [${java.version}] in use. Jetty ${project.version} requires JDK 1.7.0_40 or newer</message>
+                  <version>[1.8.0,)</version>
+                  <message>[ERROR] OLD JDK [${java.version}] in use. Jetty ${project.version} requires JDK 1.8.0 or newer</message>
                 </requireJavaVersion>
                 <versionTxtRule implementation="org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.enforcer.rules.VersionTxtRule" />
                 <versionOsgiRule implementation="org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.enforcer.rules.RequireOsgiCompatibleVersionRule" />