diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a666689..70cddc9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -720,33 +720,9 @@ if (!file(JAVAH).exists()) throw new Exception("Missing or incorrect path to 'ja
 if (!file(JAVADOC).exists()) throw new Exception("Missing or incorrect path to 'javadoc': '$JAVADOC'. Perhaps bad JDK_HOME? $JDK_HOME")
 
 
-// Determine the verion of Java in JDK_HOME. It looks like this:
-//
-// $ java -version
-// java version "1.7.0_45"
-// Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_45-b18)
-// Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.45-b08, mixed mode)
-//
-// We need to parse the second line
-def inStream = new java.io.BufferedReader(new java.io.InputStreamReader(new java.lang.ProcessBuilder(JAVA, "-version").start().getErrorStream()));
-try {
-    if (inStream.readLine() != null) {
-        String v = inStream.readLine();
-        if (v != null) {
-            int ib = v.indexOf(" (build ");
-            if (ib != -1) {
-                String ver = v.substring(ib + 8, v.size() - 1);
-
-                defineProperty("jdkRuntimeVersion", ver)
-                defineProperty("jdkVersion", jdkRuntimeVersion.split("-")[0])
-                defineProperty("jdkBuildNumber", jdkRuntimeVersion.substring(jdkRuntimeVersion.lastIndexOf("-b") + 2))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-} finally {
-    inStream.close();
-}
-if (!project.hasProperty("jdkRuntimeVersion")) throw new Exception("Unable to determine the version of Java in JDK_HOME at $JDK_HOME");
+defineProperty("jdkRuntimeVersion", "1.8.0_151-b12")
+defineProperty("jdkVersion", "1.8.0_151")
+defineProperty("jdkBuildNumber", "12")