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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jagmisc native libraries.
 Building OpenRS2 Natives requires the following pieces of software on all
 platforms:
 
-* [Java Development Kit][jdk] (version 12 or later)
+* [Java Development Kit][jdk] (version 7 or later)
 * [Apache Maven][maven] (version 3.3.9 or later)
 
 ### Platform-specific dependencies
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ manager. For example:
 * RPM-based systems: `yum install java-12-openjdk-devel maven gcc mesa-libGL-devel`
 * ArchLinux-based systems: `pacman -S jdk-openjdk maven gcc mesa`
 
-As OpenRS2 Natives depends on a modern version of Java (at the time of writing),
-you will probably need to use a similarly modern version of your Linux
-distribution or enable its backports repository.
-
 `-headless` packages are not sufficient as the `gl-natives` module is linked
 with `libjawt`.