diff --git a/maven.json b/maven.json
index c0a7e59ad7..c058bcaabd 100644
--- a/maven.json
+++ b/maven.json
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
     "hash": "90e9f0d700743516d1f610fcd63a5d49751d0743db713909f9ef933747a38b8a",
     "extract_dir": "apache-maven-3.5.2",
     "env_add_path": "bin",
-    "env_set": {
-        "M2_HOME": "$dir"
-    },
     "suggest": {
         "JDK": [
             "extras/oraclejdk",