diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c7b329b201..5806fafaf6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
   test_8:
     <<: *default_test_job
     environment:
-      - JAVA8_HOME: /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64
+      # We are building on Java8, this is our default JVM so no need to set more homes
       - TEST_TASK: test latestDepTest jacocoTestReport jacocoTestCoverageVerification
 
   test_9: