diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 59ad4bcf0d5..ed396b08809 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -99,16 +99,6 @@ matrix:
     - if [ $ARROW_CI_PYTHON_AFFECTED == "1" ]; then docker pull quay.io/xhochy/arrow_manylinux1_x86_64_base:latest; fi
     script:
     - if [ $ARROW_CI_PYTHON_AFFECTED == "1" ]; then $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/ci/travis_script_manylinux.sh; fi
-  # Java w/ OpenJDK 7
-  - language: java
-    os: linux
-    jdk: openjdk7
-    before_script:
-    - if [ $ARROW_CI_JAVA_AFFECTED != "1" ]; then exit; fi
-    - $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/ci/travis_install_linux.sh
-    script:
-    - $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/ci/travis_script_java.sh
-    - $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/ci/travis_script_javadoc.sh
   # Java w/ Oracle JDK 9
   - language: java
     os: linux
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 78afb0e73ee..ae9fc86a09b 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
+          <source>1.8</source>
+          <target>1.8</target>
           <maxmem>2048m</maxmem>
           <useIncrementalCompilation>false</useIncrementalCompilation>
           <fork>true</fork>