diff --git a/posthog-samples/posthog-android-sample/build.gradle.kts b/posthog-samples/posthog-android-sample/build.gradle.kts
index 69f86d94..3f4afbf4 100644
--- a/posthog-samples/posthog-android-sample/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/posthog-samples/posthog-android-sample/build.gradle.kts
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ android {
         sourceCompatibility = PosthogBuildConfig.Build.JAVA_VERSION
         targetCompatibility = PosthogBuildConfig.Build.JAVA_VERSION
     }
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = "1.8"
-    }
 
     kotlinOptions.postHogConfig(false)