diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d4c7b74..f2ccdf2 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ group = "fr.username404"
 version = "0.3.4"
 val groupAndName = "${rootProject.group}.${rootProject.name.toLowerCase()}"
 
-val javaVer: String = "8"
+val javaVer: String = "16"
+val sourceJavaVer: String = javaVer
 val kotlinVer: String by rootProject
 val kotlinSplitVersion = kotlinVer.split('.')
 val serializationVer: String by rootProject
@@ -171,17 +172,15 @@ subprojects {
                 })
             }
             val homeDir = System.getProperty("java.home") as String
-            if (JavaVersion.current().isJava9Compatible) {
-                val jmodsLocations = setOf(
-                    "$homeDir/jmods/java.base.jmod",
-                    "$homeDir/jmods/java.desktop.jmod",
-                    "$homeDir/jmods/java.instrument.jmod"
-                )
-                if (jmodsLocations.all { !file(it).exists() }) throw GradleException("Jmods appear to be missing, please make sure that jmods are installed.")
-                else jmodsLocations.forEach {
-                    libraryjars(it)
-                }
-            } else libraryjars("$homeDir/lib/rt.jar")
+            val jmodsLocations = setOf(
+                "$homeDir/jmods/java.base.jmod",
+                "$homeDir/jmods/java.desktop.jmod",
+                "$homeDir/jmods/java.instrument.jmod"
+            )
+            if (jmodsLocations.all { !file(it).exists() }) throw GradleException("Jmods appear to be missing, please make sure that jmods are installed.")
+            else jmodsLocations.forEach {
+                libraryjars(it)
+            }
             // Note: dontpreverify() should NOT be used, it will cause errors at runtime
             useuniqueclassmembernames()
             optimizationpasses(4)
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@ allprojects {
     dependencies {
         implementation(kotlin("stdlib-jdk8", kotlinVer))
         implementation(kotlin("reflect", kotlinVer))
-        annotationProcessor("com.github.bsideup.jabel:jabel-javac-plugin:0.4.2")
     }
     tasks {
         withType(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile::class) {
@@ -244,7 +242,6 @@ allprojects {
                 release.set(javaVer.toInt())
                 sourceCompatibility = "11"
                 targetCompatibility = javaVer
-                compilerArgs.add("-Xplugin:jabel")
             }
         }
         withType(ProcessResources::class) {