diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c93348b1..813a8259 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ def createProgramTask(taskName, mainClassName, taskDescription) {
     main = mainClassName
     classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
     args commandLineArgsOr([])
-    maxHeapSize '8g'
   }
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ def createScript(name, mainClass) {
     mainClassName = mainClass
     applicationName = name
     classpath = tasks[JavaPlugin.JAR_TASK_NAME].outputs.files + configurations.runtime
-    defaultJvmOpts = ['-Xmx8g']
   }
 
   tasks[taskName].dependsOn(project.jar)