diff -urEbwB jEdit/build.xml jEdit.new/build.xml
--- jEdit/build.xml	2018-04-09 01:59:23.000000000 +0200
+++ jEdit.new/build.xml	2019-11-10 12:38:31.319052737 +0100
@@ -75,13 +75,6 @@
 				</not>
 			</condition>
 		</fail>
-		<fail message="Java 1.8 is needed for jEdit to build, please install it and rerun (found Java version: '${ant.java.version}')">
-			<condition>
-				<not>
-					<equals arg1="1.8" arg2="${ant.java.version}"/>
-				</not>
-			</condition>
-		</fail>
 		<fail message="The ant-optional package is needed for jEdit to build, please install it and rerun">
 			<condition>
 				<not>