diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 211d556..d413c09 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -110,10 +110,6 @@
         <io.version>2.18.0</io.version>
         <lang3.version>3.17.0</lang3.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
-
-        <!-- Drop modernizer back to 2.7.0 until they fix maven requirement -->
-        <modernizer.version>2.7.0</modernizer.version>
-        <modernizer.plugin>2.7.0</modernizer.plugin>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>