diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb18d7bff2..5faf869bc1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
           <version>3.2.2</version>
           <configuration>
             <!-- Travis build workaround -->
-            <argLine>-Djava.awt.headless=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Xms1024m -Xmx2048m --illegal-access=permit
+            <argLine>-Djava.awt.headless=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Xms1024m -Xmx2048m
               --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED
               --add-opens java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED
               --add-opens java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED