diff --git a/pkg/arch/PKGBUILD b/pkg/arch/PKGBUILD
index 3321142608e6a24c622aea0fe132973433c815ea..24b2abed624e6eb2f25330af796a82775fb496f6 100644
--- a/pkg/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/pkg/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/tools/${pkgname}"
 license=('GPL3')
 depends=()
-# required java version
-_reqjava=11
-makedepends=('git' 'gradle' "java-environment-openjdk=${_reqjava}" 'java-runtime-common' 'ruby-ronn')
+makedepends=('git' 'gradle' 'java-runtime-common' 'ruby-ronn')
 optdepends=()
 backup=()
 source=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/tools/${pkgname}.git#tag=v${pkgver}"