diff --git a/installation/resource/installer/install.xml b/installation/resource/installer/install.xml
index 2b056099c3c5a746f21599dcf12c0d54f1f0bfb4..8fa7b96487a59fcb95281e269b2acab24215ff65 100644
--- a/installation/resource/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installation/resource/installer/install.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     <url>http://www.cisd.ethz.ch/software/openBIS</url>
     <uninstaller write="no"/>
     <javaversion>1.6</javaversion>
-    <requiresjdk>yes</requiresjdk>
     <os>
       <family>unix, mac</family>  
     </os>