diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index c7486897383..d992f8d17a1 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,23 +5,6 @@ plugins {
   id("com.diffplug.spotless") version "8.0.0"
 }
 
-if (!hasLauncherForJavaVersion(17)) {
-  throw GradleException(
-    "JDK 17 is required to build and gradle was unable to detect it on the system.  " +
-        "Please install it and see https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/toolchains.html#sec:auto_detection " +
-        "for details on how gradle detects java toolchains."
-  )
-}
-
-fun hasLauncherForJavaVersion(version: Int): Boolean {
-  return try {
-    javaToolchains.launcherFor { languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(version) }.get()
-    true
-  } catch (e: Exception) {
-    false
-  }
-}
-
 spotless {
   kotlinGradle {
     ktlint().editorConfigOverride(mapOf(
@@ -68,11 +51,3 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("org.owasp:dependency-check-gradle:12.1.8")
   implementation("ru.vyarus:gradle-animalsniffer-plugin:2.0.1")
 }
-
-// We can't apply conventions to this build so include important ones such as the Java compilation
-// target.
-java {
-  toolchain {
-    languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
-  }
-}
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 95193cc856d..8009ff037f3 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ pluginManagement {
     id("org.jsonschema2pojo") version "1.2.2"
     id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "2.0.0"
     id("org.graalvm.buildtools.native") version "0.10.6"
+    id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "1.0.0"
   }
 }
 
 plugins {
-  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "1.0.0"
   id("com.gradle.develocity")
+  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention")
 }
 
 dependencyResolutionManagement {