diff --git a/scripts/properties.sh b/scripts/properties.sh
index d4194f7bf..1c0d77acf 100644
--- a/scripts/properties.sh
+++ b/scripts/properties.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ TERMUX_NDK_VERSION=$TERMUX_NDK_VERSION_NUM$TERMUX_NDK_REVISION
 # update SHA256 sums in scripts/setup-android-sdk.sh
 # check all packages build and run correctly and bump if needed
 
-export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64
-
 if [ "${TERMUX_PACKAGES_OFFLINE-false}" = "true" ]; then
 	export ANDROID_HOME=${TERMUX_SCRIPTDIR}/build-tools/android-sdk-$TERMUX_SDK_REVISION
 	export NDK=${TERMUX_SCRIPTDIR}/build-tools/android-ndk-r${TERMUX_NDK_VERSION}